Explore Joya de Cerén, a UNESCO World Heritage Site

A must see in El Salvador. This two archaeological sites are among the most important in the country. Joya de Cerén, a World Heritage Site by UNESCO, is a snapshot of the daily life of a Maya farmer's community of more than 1400 years ago, when their village was surprised by an eruption from a nearby volcano. The villagers barely escaped leaving behind almost everything while more than 20 feet of volcanic ash entombed their land. It was until 1976 when the structures where found by accident, altogether with the belongings, utensils, crops and even some unfinished meals. Unique in the Mayan World this is the best preserved group of pre-hispanic domestic structures. In San Andrés we find a series of structures and pyramids dating from 600-900 A. D. This was the center for commerce and political control in the Zapotitán Valley. It's influence reached as far as the valley where San Salvador and Copán in Honduras. Different structures including the Central Acropolis, pyramids and temples.