Cerro Verde

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Cerro Verde
Izalco (center) and Cerro Verde (right)

Izalco (center) and Cerro Verde (right)

height 2030  m
location Santa Ana Department ( El Salvador )
Mountains Cordillera de Apaneca
Coordinates 13 ° 49 '38 "  N , 89 ° 37' 24"  W Coordinates: 13 ° 49 '38 "  N , 89 ° 37' 24"  W.
Cerro Verde (El Salvador)
Cerro Verde
Type Stratovolcano
Last eruption 25 million years ago

The Cerro Verde or Cuntetepeque is an extinct volcano in the Santa Ana department , El Salvador . Humus has been introduced into its crater by erosion and it is covered with cloud forest. It is located in the Parque Natural Cerro Verde which is managed by the Instituto Salvadoreño de Turismo . It offers views of the volcanoes Ilamatepec , Izalco and Lago de Coatepeque .

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