Salcoatitán

Salcoatitán is a small town in the mountainous highlands of Western El Salvador. The town is a quiet, scenic small town known for its slow pace and its weekly food festival in the town square. The town is one of the designated points of interest along the Ruta de las Flores, a tourism route through scenic colonial towns of El Salvador's western highlands.

Get in
Chicken buses are the easiest and cheapest way to get around in El Salvador. From the Terminal Occidente in San Salvador, take the Ruta 205 bus toward Sonsonate (usually painted a shade of dark aqua green). The trip will take over 2 hours and costs about US$2. In Sonsonate, take a Ruta 249 bus toward Ahuchapan (it passes through Salcoatitan). From Sonsonate to Salcoatitan is about 1 hour and will cost about US$1-2.

See






Eat
Every weekend the town holds a regional food festival in Parque Central. Regional specialties, like yucca are available as are local takes on typical Salvadoran food like pupusas and sweet corn tamales. Fans of street food will definitely want to be in Salcoatitan on the weekends!

Go next

 * Apaneca
 * Concepción de Ataco
 * Sonsonate