CERRO
VERDE
The Cerro Verde or Cuntetepeque1 2 is an extinct volcano located in the Department of Santa Ana, El Salvador, in the Apaneca mountain range. It has a height of 2030 msnm and its crater is eroded and covered by a thick foggy forest. It is estimated that its last eruption was 25,000 years ago. C
as well as an orchid park, walk in the forest and climb to the same volcano of Izalco (height 1,980 meters above sea level) and Santa Ana (height 2,381 meters above sea level). The park also has three recreational trails: The Mysterious Flowers, Window to Nature and Old Mountain Hotel.
The climate is cool, on average around 6ºC to 8ºC, although it can vary abruptly to a warmer environment, this change depends largely on the sunlight
Walking for health
El Cerro Verde is part of the Los Volcanes El Salvador National Park, with an area of 2,734.6 hectares and a total of 4,500 hectares of land, between state, municipal and private lands that is administered by the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources; Offers viewpoints to the volcanoes of Santa Ana, Izalco and Lake Coatepeque, and Old Mountain Hotel.
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