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I need an interesting place other than Lake Coatepeque and the San Andres Ruins. Also need tons of info for those. (For report @ school)

2007-01-27 09:07:46 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference Homework Help

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Coatepeque is a volcanic lake situated about an hour from San Salvador. It is much older than Ilopango, though created by a similar catastrophic eruption some five to six thousand years ago. Named Lago de Coatepeque, it is on the eastern slope of the Santa Ana volcano. It is a beautiful, clean, and sparkling blue crater-shaped lake, 6 kms wide and 120 meters deep and surrounded by steep green slopes rising up 250 to 500 meters. The scenic road between the Interamerican Highway and CA8, known as the "panoramic highway" for its marvelous views, curls along the steep ridge of the crater giving you glimpses of the broad fertile valleys on one side and the lake on the other.

Along the shore of the lake there are several private beachhouses as this is a popular Salvadorean weekend get-a-way. There are also beachfront hotels accommodating visitors—Hotel Torremolinos offers lodging, a restaurant and they rent watersports equipment. Hotel Amacuilco has an art center worth checking out and it is a popular spot for younger travelers.

San Andres ruins, situated about 36 kilometers north-west of the capital, and the Zapotitan valley, a seven-minute drive from Joya de Ceren. You will find 60 main circular structures concentrated in the middle of the site between the Sucio and Colorado rivers. There are also other secondary structures which cover a further two kilometers. These are the remains of what is believed to have been, during the period 600 to 800 AD, the regional capital of a vast pre-Hispanic territory that included what is now San Salvador.

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The Maya inhabited western El Salvador well before the arrival of the Spanish, and although not as well known as Palenque, Mayapán, Copán, Tikal, or Chichén Itzá, many Mayan ruins have been uncovered in El Salvador, including huge limestone pyramids. The greatest period for the Maya was between 250 and 900 A.D. During this time, the Mayans developed a 52-year calendar so accurate, their leap years occur only every 400 years. They also developed a complex system of writing and built a trade route 1,500 miles long, called La Ruta Maya.

2007-01-27 09:40:28 · answer #1 · answered by Martha P 7 · 0 1

beaches, volcanoes, lakes, little cities to style known foodstuff, to purchase handbook arts, souvenirs. additionally there's a place for trekking the call is impossible this wild place is secure and you'd be able to enjoy to flow around to confirm many animals species, the archeology place, " The San Andres ruins, this internet site is extremely intense high quality. Greetings!

2016-11-01 10:49:40 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

ok.. !

So why are you asking here instead of simply googling it??

You can also use Google Earth to actually SEE it.

2007-01-27 09:13:06 · answer #3 · answered by ca_surveyor 7 · 0 1

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