Place 2 of 5San Salvador, El Salvador
Joya de Cerén
The history
The 'Pompeii of the Americas' — a Maya farming village buried and perfectly preserved under volcanic ash around 600 AD, down to the food in the pots. El Salvador's first UNESCO World Heritage Site.
In brief
Joya de Cerén is an archaeological site in La Libertad Department, El Salvador, featuring a pre-Columbian Maya farming village. The ancient Maya site of Joya de Cerén is located in the Zapotitán Valley, 36 kilometers northwest of San Salvador, El Salvador. It is often referred to as the "Pompeii of the Americas", in comparison to the famed Ancient Roman ruins.
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