El Boquerón National Park
El Boquerón National Park | |
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Crater del Volcán de San Salvador National Park | |
National park | |
Designated | 2008 |
Administrator | Ministry of the Environment and Natural Resources |
El Boquerón National Park (Spanish: Parque Nacional El Boquerón, is located on top of the San Salvador Volcano at 5,905 feet (1,800 meters) the park's main attraction is a crater five kilometers in diameter and 558 meters deep. In addition, there is a small crater within the crater named “Boqueroncito” (little Boquerón). El Boquerón has a cool temperate climate year round.
The park is home to many plant species identified as
The park features a visitors' centre and short hiking trails up the side and along the rim of the crater.
References
- ^ UNEP-WCMC (2021). Protected Area Profile for Crater del Volcán de San Salvador from the World Database of Protected Areas. Accessed 10 September 2021. [1]
- ^ Parque El Boquerón Archived 2015-10-22 at the Wayback Machine El Salvador Travel site