Sonsonate
This walkable western Salvadoran city with a centre dense with historic churches and a real café and restaurant scene, Sonsonate sits alongside the river that gave it its Náhuat name. Founded in 1553 as Villa de la Santísima Trinidad de Sonsonate in a cacao-producing zone, it was the third Spanish settlement in what is now El Salvador and served as a separate colonial capital throughout the Spanish period. Its Holy Week celebrations have been recognised as part of the country's religious heritage by legislative decree since 2013.
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- Population59,468
- Nearest water from center 0.4 km0.2 mi
- Nearest mountain from center 6.5 km4.1 mi
Sonsonate: quick answers
Where is Sonsonate?
Sonsonate is in El Salvador, about 58 km36 miles in a straight line from San Salvador.
How do you get to Sonsonate?
The nearest airport is San Salvador (ILS), about 1 hr 47 min away by road.
What's the weather like in Sonsonate?
The warmest month is April, averaging 27°C80°F across day and night; the coolest is October, at 25°C76°F. The wettest month is September, with about 421 mm16.6 in of precipitation. (Monthly averages, 1991–2020.)
What's in Sonsonate?
OpenStreetMap lists 4 museums, 13 restaurants, 11 cafés and 48 places of worship within 2 km of the centre.
What's near Sonsonate?
Other Wandering Well picks within 60 km include Chalchuapa, Santa Ana and Izalco.