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Pacific Ocean, beach and palms at Playa San Diego in La Libertad, El Salvador
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Central America · The wanderer's guide

El Salvador

City discoveries & Pacific beach stays

Explore Salvadoran food in the capital, then slow down by the Pacific on a beach stay.

Photo: Playa San Diego by feinteriano, CC BY-SA 3.0. Cropped for display.

A few places to explore as you plan your stay.

Where to stay in San Salvador

Barceló San Salvador

A full-service base in the San Benito district, with a pool and on-site dining.

Official hotel site

Hyatt Centric San Salvador

A modern hotel at Las Cascadas in Antiguo Cuscatlán, in the San Salvador metropolitan area, with a pool and on-site dining.

Official hotel site

Where to stay on the coast

Las Flores Resort

A boutique beachfront resort near El Cuco on a palm-lined black-sand beach, with ocean-view rooms and surfing.

Visit Las Flores Resort

Puro Surf Hotel & Academy

A beachfront stay in El Zonte with direct beach access and a surf academy.

Visit Puro Surf

Where to eat in San Salvador

Típicos Margoth

For pupusas and Salvadoran comfort food; its locations include Escalón and Bambú.

View locations & menus

El Xolo

Contemporary Salvadoran cooking centred on local ingredients and native corn, inside the National Museum of Anthropology.

Restaurant & reservations

Las Tunas

Seafood specialties and local flavours at Hyatt Centric, from breakfast through dinner. Located in Antiguo Cuscatlán in the metropolitan area.

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Check each venue’s website for current menus, rates and reservations.

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Ruta de las Flores: charming towns & the rainbow slide

A full day (about 8 hours) along El Salvador's flower route, wandering colourful mountain towns and finishing with the rainbow slide. It's the easiest way to see the highlands without driving.

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A different coast is calling.

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Postcards from the road

Where I'm wandering next, and what I found when I got there.

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