Parque Arqueológico Joya de Cerén

What a unique place! Not only is it the only Mayan place preserved that wasn't a temple, giving us a glimpse into everyday life, but it is also one of the only volcanically preserved places on earth! The whole place is well shaded and a nice walk. There are lots of flowers and trees. Ticket includes the museum, I wish we went to the museum first as some of the best information was there. Highly recommended attraction.

This is a very cool attraction. The only time I’ve seen an entire village as ruins underground and covered by dirt and volcanic ash. There is a small but beautiful museum at the entrance with descriptions in three languages. It explains their process of digging these artifacts. Then replicas of items they have found. The ruins themselves are all underground and covered for protection under big canopies. There are two sites. Both are fascinating. You can also pay for a guided tour but you don’t really need too. It was easy to find, has clean bathrooms and large areas for seating or a picnic. I imagine this is a popular place for school field trips. I didn’t give it 5 stars only because it’s smaller than I expected. You’ll be in and out in about 30 mins. Still, worth the hour drive it took me to get there.

I recommend you get running a car to get here do not using Uber you will get charged an arm and a leg over there. The area is very beautiful you'll learn a lot of history of the people from El Salvador 🇸🇻.

Tour guides are included in purchase of ticket, I always tip them but it doesn’t seem like it’s expected. Tourist entrance was kind of pricey…$10 per person and $1 parking fee. Very cool place and worth visiting, probably spent around 30 mins there. No souvenirs nearby.

It is without a doubt one of the most meticulously preserved and significantly important pre-Columbian Mayan site in the world. This more so than any other, as this showed the day-to-day life of the normal, non-royal citizenry. To be here, at this UNESCO Archeological Heritage Site, is something I'm genuinely unable to describe. This was the singlemost important visit I've ever made. Thank you. A million times over.

A great Mayan site ,fully protected from the weather here in San Salvador. See how the ancients lived and planned there housing.

This presented site presents a unique opportunity to learn about the life of the common Mayan farmers of ancient times. The site is well preserved and well explained. It has been called the Pompeii of Central America, and that is a fairly accurate description of a Maya village buried by Ash some 1400 years ago

Worth seeing if you’re nearby. Well maintained and interesting. The tour is included in your entrance fee. You can see everything in 90 minutes. The 108 bus goes directly outside the site. The cafe looked permanently shut there.