Nahuizalco

Nahuizalco is a small town in the mountains of Western El Salvador. The town is known for keeping indigenous traditions alive and for its local hand crafts. Wikivoyage

Population 55,641 (Wikidata)

Live guideOpen the live guide From your hotelStart from your hotel

Before you go

Emergency numbers in El Salvador

• 911PolicePolice
• 911AmbulanceAmbulance
• 911FireFire
• 913FireFire

Visas and entry What your passport needs for El Salvador

Getting there

Where are you starting from?

Where are you starting from?

Remembered in this browser only, with the last few you used.

Still gathering the markets around Nahuizalco. I'll let you know here when it's all in — or open the live guide.

Through the year

JFMAMJJASOND

1. Festival of San Juan Buatista

   June

   Festival of San Juan Buatista the town's patron saint is honored between June 19 and June 25. Parades, music and dance, and regional foods

Annual events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage (Nahuizalco); descriptions from Wikipedia where it has one, photos from Wikimedia Commons. Dates move year to year — check before you plan around one.

Eating nearby

• Chicken 1

All 1 places to eat

Getting around

• Punto de microbuses R-2 4.9 km

Want picks in Nahuizalco that suit you? Ask your travel assistant, free with an account. Something wrong or missing on this page? Tell me

Places © OpenStreetMap contributors, as of 9 October 2026. Description from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA). Events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage, population from Wikidata.