Ruta de las Flores

The Ruta is one road and three pueblos: Juayúa for pupusas and a Saturday food festival that stays good Monday through Friday too, Ataco for the painted walls every house puts up against the next, Apaneca for coffee fincas above two thousand meters. The drive from El Tunco is two hours through Sonsonate and up into the cloud-forest.

You eat lunch in Juayúa, walk the murals in Ataco, taste coffee in Apaneca, and you are back at the resort for sunset on the beach. Bring a real camera in Ataco and warm layers for Apaneca; the altitude drops the temperature ten degrees from the coast.