Tour The Emerald of America: Alegria Lagoon

Enjoy a city tour through “Alegria” by visiting the birthplace of Alberto Masferrer (a Salvadoran essayist, fiction writer and journalist, best known for the development of the philosophy of Vitalism), dare to go down the veranda of the 100 stairs and the city museum. It has a picturesque church in the center of town, a museum and all very near the park. Later visit Tecapa volcano crater where the famous lagoon of Alegria better known as “The Emerald of America”, a majestic sulfur lagoon will love your look by its peculiar emerald hue. The best time to visit the laguna is in winter periods, its special feature is that it has a volcanic origin, the turquoise-colored water is due to the abundant sulfur in it, therefore, is not able to host fish or other life form. Walking around it’s easy to find on the floor fragments of yellow sulfur. To the waters are attributed medicinal properties of skin diseases. Ready to discover El Salvador?