Santa Ana
El Salvador's second city and the wealthiest in the country during the early 20th-century coffee boom, Santa Ana has a walkable centre dense with historic churches and a lively café and restaurant scene. The city sits close to mountains and water, and a Wikivoyage presence signals steady independent traveller interest. Founded by the Maya around the 5th or 6th century and later named Sihuatehuacan by the Nahua, it hosts its main festival, the Fiestas Julias, each July in honour of its patron saint.
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- Population176,661
- Nearest water from center 0.8 km0.5 mi
- Nearest mountain from center 2.8 km1.7 mi
Santa Ana: quick answers
Where is Santa Ana?
Santa Ana is in El Salvador, about 52 km32 miles in a straight line from San Salvador.
How do you get to Santa Ana?
The nearest airport is San Salvador (ILS), about 1 hr 40 min away by road.
What's the weather like in Santa Ana?
The warmest month is April, averaging 25°C77°F across day and night; the coolest is January, at 22°C71°F. The wettest month is September, with about 253 mm10.0 in of precipitation. (Monthly averages, 1991–2020.)
What's in Santa Ana?
OpenStreetMap lists 5 museums, 45 restaurants, 25 cafés and 41 places of worship within 2 km of the centre.
What's near Santa Ana?
Other Wandering Well picks within 60 km include Chalchuapa, Sonsonate and Izalco.