With more than 1,400 years, Joya de Cerén is the most important archaeological attraction of El Salvador.
The archaeological ruins of Joya de Cerén represent the lifestyle of the Mayan civilization before the spanish colonization. You will see houses, storerooms, utensils, orchards and more. There are 15 structures discovered.
Joya de Cerén was discovered in 1976 by accident when a tractor crashed with some of the ruins. After this incident, the american archaeologist Payson Sheets conducted a complete investigation in the area. The investigations were interrupted by the civil war and restarted in 1989.
Joya de Cerén has a very complete museum where you will see ceramic utensils, historical literature and more to understad the lifesttyle of the Mayan civilization.
Joya de Ceren was declared world heritage by UNESCO in 1993 for being the only location in the whole Mayan culture where you can appreciate the day to day living styles of the popular pre-Columbian inhabitants. All was well preserved thanks to the ashes of the volcano"™s eruption.
Joya de Cerén is just at 30 minutes from San Salvador, If you want to visit this interesting place in company of your family and friends, take the CA-8W highway to Santa Ana.
