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.

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.

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

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

Interrosting to see it. Its recommended to plan a day drip to see all the mayan sites in a round trip. Everyone is special in its own way. This area displays a mayan village

Fantastic piece of Salvadorean history with the ancient houses in there. The museum is small but nice, the place includes toilets, access to wheel chairs, parking and tour guides if you need.

To be honest I am a little disappointed with my visit. Staff is friendly and plenty of parking (went there on a rainy day) but to be compared to the Pompeii is a little much. The only similarities with Pompeii is the fact both sites were covered with ashes. For 10$ a person (none residents) it isn’t worth it. It is a tiny site and pictures on google reviews is showing the Maya temple which isn’t there but on another archeological site. I am glad the descriptions panels were in three langages, Spanish, English and French. I would not really recommend it! I hope other sites are better.