Getting back from Santa Ana volcano to the city could have been a case of hopping on a bus. Instead the Salvadoran police almost killed us and we hitchhiked and got a ride in the back of a local’s truck. Here’s how to get from Santa Ana volcano to Santa Ana. Story time! To read…
Getting to Santa Ana Many airlines fly to San Salvador, the capital, so that’ll be your first stop. At the airport you can take a bus into San Salvador itself, then there are buses from the bus station to Santa Ana (details here). For me, I just took an Uber directly from the airport to…
This is a guide on how to hike the Santa Ana volcano in El Salvador: step one: while facing the volcano, put one foot in front of the other until you reach the top. Step two: congratulate yourself on a job well done! For people looking for practical information on how to hike the Santa…
In El Salvador I did a Ruta de las Flores day trip. That’s “Route of the Flowers”, just in case your Spanish is completely non-existent. But let me first clear up something: the flowers only bloom seasonally. When I was there, I saw a grand total of zero flowers on the Route of the Flowers….