Joya de Cerén and San Andrés reveal two sides of Zapotitán Valley
Two archaeological parks, five kilometres apart, take visitors from Maya domestic life to the architecture of power in the Zapotitán Valley.
Read guide →Joya de Cerén
Joya de Cerén preserves a pre-Hispanic farming community buried by the eruption of Loma Caldera in the seventh century. Its homes, storage areas, kitchen, sweat bath, crops and everyday objects offer a close view of domestic life and earthen architecture preserved by volcanic ash.
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What makes it special
- Homes, storage areas, a kitchen and a sweat bath from an agricultural community.
- Domestic gardens and varied crops documented by archaeobotanical research.
- Earthen architecture and organic materials preserved beneath protective covers.
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- www.cultura.gob.sv
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- www.cultura.gob.sv
- www.mitur.gob.sv
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- El Salvador · Wikidata
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- El Salvador · DBpedia
- Sostenibilidad de las familias en los entornos de humedales de agua dulce del occidente de El Salvador · Crossref
- Discontinuidades y limitaciones de los últimos planes turísticos de España en relación a la sostenibilidad ambiental del turismo de sol y playa · Crossref
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Profile updated: 24/09/2026