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SANTA ANA |
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 Self-possessed SANTA ANA , the second most important city in El
Salvador, lies in a superb location in the Cihautehuacán valley.
Surrounded by green peaks, with the slope of Volcán Santa Ana rising to
southwest, the gently decaying colonial streets exude a certain
bourgeois complacency. Cooler and far mellower than San Salvador, and
regarding itself as being above the unseemly commercial bustle of San
Miguel, it's a good place to relax, admiring the handful of grandiose
buildings or simply walking the streets soaking up the atmosphere. The
natural attractions of Lago de Coatepeque , the forest reserve of Cerro
Verde and the Santa Ana and Izalco volcanoes are all easy day-trips away.
The City
The heart of Santa Ana is the Parque Libertad , a neatly laid-out plaza
with a small bandstand, where people gather to sit and chat in the early
evening. The main intersection (Av Independencia Sur/Nte and C Libertad
Pte/Ote) |
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