San Andrés Archaeological Site

Ciudad Arce, La Libertad, El Salvador

San Andrés is a major pre-Hispanic Maya center in El Salvador’s Zapotitán Valley (La Libertad Department), near Ciudad Arce and close to Joya de Cerén. The archaeological park preserves a monumental core featuring an elevated Acropolis (elite-restricted architecture) and a large northern plaza with a prominent bell-shaped mound (“La Campana”), alongside a site museum and visitor infrastructure managed by El Salvador’s Ministry of Culture.