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The water was too cold to get into but the view is beautiful and you can rent hammocks. Beware of scams though, when we asked someone how to get a hammock he said we could rent one for an hour for $40 USD but we found out later from a shop owner you pay at the entrance $2 to rent one for the whole day. They do close at 4pm so he there early!

Kylee ArnoldKylee Arnold

Very beautiful lake, it was a super volcano a long time ago, now it’s filled with water, and a smaller volcano came about, hence a smaller island. It was a nice trip around the lake and beautiful veneer all around.

Jay HJay H

El Lago de Ilopango, hermoso lugar que puede verse desde diferentes municipios, uno de ellos es ingresando por Cafe Santa Cruz, ubicado en la carretera panorámica, km 24, donde tienes diversas opciones, como disfrutar de la vista desde el restaurante mientras compartes un café con amigos o familia, y/o realizando una corta caminata para ver el lago de cerca ya sea de día o de noche, ya que cuenta con zona de camping, donde hay diversas opciones para elegir, desde quedarse en la cabaña, el kiosko donde pueden instalarse tiendas, hasta acampar cerca de la orilla del lago

LilyLily

The boatride here was very calm and relaxed. Got to see the fish farms. Also the trash along the shores - although, on the day we went there were many volunteers picking up trash

Katherine UrbaniakKatherine Urbaniak

Beautiful place to visit. Food is delicious. You must take the boat rides and stop at the islands because they have amazing views. Check it out for yourself.

Jorge MartinezJorge Martinez

Lago de Ilopango near from San Salvador , El salvador. Only bad thing over price $ 3 dollars per person ,,they should charge per car 🤔

Adam HernandezAdam Hernandez

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I was really amazed by the beauty of this place. We took the boat ride around the lake. Ilopango is a small rustic town with quaint houses and very narrow streets. One thing I noticed was that the drivers were very good at maneuvering their cars on the road.

The locals are friendly and very curious. I’m African American and I saw them staring at me and my daughter. Some of the locals even asked to take pics with us. We even took pics with the armed police/military who were constantly patrolling the areas to protect the tourists. I felt safe in this area.

The food near the lake front is awesome. We had seafood soup and a platter of fried fish, shrimp, tortilla strips and we washed it down with a chilled Regia beer. The breeze coming from the lake was very soothing on our skin.

We went there 2x but the second time we only went for the tasty food..

I highly recommend this place if you happen to be in San Salvador.

The water was too cold to get into but the view is beautiful and you can rent hammocks. Beware of scams though, when we asked someone how to get a hammock he said we could rent one for an hour for $40 USD but we found out later from a shop owner you pay at the entrance $2 to rent one for the whole day. They do close at 4pm so he there early!

Amazing view..head here early in the day and leave before sunset as advised by the locals .the shacks right at the lake are a marvelous place to relax and enjoy the view with a book..the sea food was delicious.. especially the Camarones

Lake Ilopango is a crater lake which fills an 8 by 11 km volcanic caldera in central El Salvador, on the borders of the San Salvador, La Paz, and Cuscatlán departments.

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Very beautiful lake, it was a super volcano a long time ago, now it’s filled with water, and a smaller volcano came about, hence a smaller island. It was a nice trip around the lake and beautiful veneer all around.

The boatride here was very calm and relaxed. Got to see the fish farms. Also the trash along the shores - although, on the day we went there were many volunteers picking up trash

Beautiful place to visit. Food is delicious. You must take the boat rides and stop at the islands because they have amazing views. Check it out for yourself.

Lago de Ilopango near from San Salvador , El salvador. Only bad thing over price $ 3 dollars per person ,,they should charge per car 🤔

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