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Western El Salvador, El Salvador
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Nahuizalco is a small town in the mountains of Western El Salvador. The town is known for keeping indigenous traditions alive and for its local hand crafts. It is one of the towns on the popular Ruta de las Flores tourist itinerary.
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The town's main square is a busy urban park with paved walkways, towering palm trees, manicured shrubbery, a central fountain and lots of people milling around, especially on Sundays. Nearby artesania shops sell local handcrafts.
Small regional history museum focused on the indigenous cultures of the region, particularly the original Maya peoples and the Nahua, who were forced in bondage from Mexico to migrate and build Spanish settlements in the 16th century. A special exhibit tells the story of an indigenous uprising in 1932 and the subsequent massacre of indigenous protesters by the Salvadoran government.
St John the Baptist Church
The town's main church was established in the 18th century but was damaged by an earthquake in 2001 and rebuilt as a modern neoclassic structure with a single belfry and a dome over the altar. The inside is relatively austere but features beautiful wood ceilings in the nave and the dome.
A 2 km hike from town takes you to a mystical canyon area with a 65-meter high waterfall.
Popular place with the best pupusas in town. Plantains and other Central American dishes available. Reasonable prices.
Comfortable casual restaurant serving tacos, taquitos, pupusas and more. Fresh juices including pineapple.
Street food pupuseria with tasty pupusas, horchata, and other foods. Try the shrimp pupusas.
Small, comfortable hostal close to downtown. Cozy courtyard area. Rooms with fans and air conditioning available at extra cost.
The town's main marketplace. Vendors from farms bring produce and fresh dairy and meats to the market for sale. A variety of crafts and household items are also available. Several vendors prepare delicious regional recipes that are the most authentic you can buy.
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).
Read in the guideNahuizalco is small enough to walk around in. A taxi sitio is near the zocalo and there are moto-taxis (tuk-tuks) throughout the town.
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