Volcano San Salvador

                                                             San Salvador and the volcano

                                                   

                                                     View from the top

                                                                  Volcano San Salvador 

                                                          View of Panchemalco

View of Lake Ilopango

Volcano San Salvador is the 5th highest volcano in El Salvador.  Don't worry!  It's dormant with a large 540m deep crater called El Boqueron ("Big Mouth"). I hiked up to the top with my Language class to a look-out with amazing views below of San Salvador and Pachemalco, the ocean, and Lake Ilopango.  There is a wonderful old Indian Legend in El Salvador about "Cipitin" who lives in a cave at the foot of a volcano called "Sihuatepeque", and he scatters volcanic ash like stardust.  He represents pure love to those young that can see him when they visit the volcano.