🏛️ Joya de Cerén

El Salvador · Americas · Cultural · 13.83°N, 89.37°W

Joya de Cerén is an archaeological site in La Libertad Department, El Salvador, containing the remains of a pre-Columbian Maya farming village. The site is located in the Zapotitán Valley, approximately 36 km (22 mi) northwest of San Salvador. It is often called the "Pompeii of the Americas", for its similar preservation beneath volcanic ash.

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Quick facts

Country	El Salvador
Continent / region	Americas
List type	🏛️ Cultural heritage site
Coordinates (approx.)	13.83°N, 89.37°W · view on map

Joya de Cerén is a cultural World Heritage site in El Salvador, in Americas. For the living forecast of the area, open World Weather; the details of why Joya de Cerén was inscribed are described by the sourced introduction above (from Wikipedia).

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