There were so few taxis in Santa Ana and some of them want to charge me around $50 for the Joya de Ceren and Lago de Coatepeque trip (3-4 hours trip), then thanks God I found Moises , a very nice man who charge me $40 and it was a nice companion, he did not know about Joya de Ceren but soon we realized is very close (no more then 40 min drive). I strongly recommend the services of this man which is located in Santa Ana downtown. His mobile is 70033791
Written Jan 1, 2012
Phone: 70033791
The ruins are located 30 kms of San Salvador. You can go by bus, take any bus to Santa Ana or La Libertad, and ask the driver to stop in the main road (carretera Interamericana), then you can take a tuk-tuk to the ruins. Of course a taxi is the safest and confortable way to go.
Written May 8, 2006
This sight is well known among Salvadoreños so with basic Spanish in hand and tons of time in your hands you can definitly bus it over there in a day with no problems. It lies a few hours from San Salvador.
Updated Sep 14, 2002
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This ruins located in the La Libertad department, close to San Salvador (30kms). It´s the only mayan site, that presents a close look of the way of life of normal people in the maya civilization. The...
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