Experiencing a Different Side of El Salvador (Santa Ana Volcano and Lake Coatapeque)

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El Salvador is known as the land of volcanoes because there are over 100 volcanoes in this tiny Central American country. No visit to El Salvador would be complete without climbing Santa Ana Volcano - the tallest volcano in the entire country! Santa Ana Volcano is an active volcano, with a turquoise green sulferic lake in the centre of the volcanoes crater, and at the end of the hike you are rewarded with views right inside of this crater! Not to mention you can see so far from the top of the volcano. We could see all the way to San Salvador, to the Pacific Ocean, and with good eye sight, we could see right into Guatemala too!

Climbing Santa Ana Volcano is often regarded as the #1 thing to do in El Salvador. It's a beautiful hike that is steep in some sections, but truly not that difficult. We saw people of all abilities doing the hike, and managed to go up it ourselves in a bit over an hour. At 2381m, Santa Ana Volcano is the highest volcano in all of El Salvador and is constantly emitting gas that really makes the whole experience quite thrilling.

From the top of Santa Ana Volcano you can easily see nearby Lake Coatapeque, which is a crater lake and a very common holiday destination for both foreign and local tourists to El Salvador. The president even has a home on the lake as it is one of the most beautiful places in the whole country. We just popped by for lunch because we couldn't find an airbnb on the lake that accepted dogs and was in our budget, but we thoroughly enjoyed the area for lunch. It was bustling with party goers and there was all kinds of water activities happening on the lake. Had we had longer to spend here, it would have been fun to hop on a ski-doo and whip around the lake.

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== Chapters ==
0:00 Finally doing the #1 thing in el Salvador!
4:57 The no-so-private, private guide
11:13 Don't look down...
14:55 Lake Coatapeque

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