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Western El Salvador, El Salvador
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San Diego and San Felipe Las Barras National Park is a large protected natural area in Western El Salvador near the border with Guatemala. The park boasts extensive tropical forests and part of Lago de Güija (Lake Guija), a large lake shared with Guatemala, as well as a smaller lake, Laguna de Metapan.
By bus
Chicken buses run every hour between Santa Ana and Metapan and they go through the eastern part of the park. Use the ruta 235 bus, generally marked Transportes Silvia Emperatriz.
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