 Forest Chaguantique
It is one of the Natural Protected areas of El Salvador, has a few thousand hectares of land, is located in the municipality of Jiquilisco, right in the middle of the City of Jiquilisco and Port El Triunfo, near the Pacific Ocean, his name Nahuat language means "Place of beautiful springs"
It is characterized by having trees between 50 and 60 metres high, the most common species are the Conacaste white, Conacaste Black, the River Almond, Ojushte, (whose fruit is the food preferred by spider monkeys), as well as small plants including Güiscoyol and Platanillo. Among its fauna is the Spider Monkey (which was in danger of extinction) is a species of ape that has only four fingers and pairing all year, and Big Blue Butterfly.
Count the forest with many births water ponds for raising freshwater shrimp and tilapías, products can be purchased on the site, has booths for observing monkeys, Focus Tourist, Tourist Guides, and save resources.
Volcano Tecapa and Lagoon of Alegria
In the mountain range of Chinameca one of the most important is the Tecapa volcano, located 26 kilometers from Usulután, and 2 kilometers south of Alegria. Its peak at the famous plan Quémela, 1603 meters high and 1250 meters high there is small lake crater form water yellow-green, resting on sulfur cloaks the highest part of the ring cratérica northeast, is the highlight of the volcanic cone and the lowest is in the east and 1275 meters . That area was spilled in lava prehistory.
The small lake is one of the most beautiful places in the country, formerly Tecapa was named as the same volcano, but in recent times it also called Lagoon of Alegria, by being close to the city of that name. Have hot springs and fumaroles, mainly in the northwest direction and a bypass road for motor vehicles. In language Nahuat name Tecapa means "Lagoon of stone."
At the foot of the volcano Tecapa in the north are hot springs or fumaroles El Bufadero, Tronador, Tronadorcito, Loma China and El Pinar.
The current temple Alegria began to build on 26 August 18 70 . Alegria is the birthplace of the illustrious teacher and thinker Salvadoran Don Alberto Masferrer (1869-1932) and former President of the Republic Dr. Manuel Enrique Araujo.
When you visit the City of Alegria please visit nurseries for plants. This city is characterized by nurseries for plants on the roofs of the houses; there are a little more than 100 nurseries for plants where you can get variety of exotic plants.
Bay of Jiquilisco
On the south shore of the Department of Usulutan in the Pacific Ocean forms the lagoon or estuary formerly called "Bay Xirihualtique" today Jiquilisco Bay , more or less than 55 kilometres long and 12 kilometres in the greater penetration of water channels. Form the peninsula from San Juan del Gozo west and east received as the main tributary River Grande de San Miguel. In their areas are housed islands Cumichín, Madresal, Espíritu Santo, Tortuga, San Dionisio, El Recodo, San Sebastián, Sumaria, Arco and other minors. Bocanas: Bajón and La Chepona. Ports of Cabotage: El Triunfo and Puerto Parada
In the Pacific coast of the island of Arco is the Espino beach, with a length of 10 kilometers . This beach is so safe and wide planes can land on it, but the route is used to leave Usulután to Puerto Parada and therefore embark on dugout canoes and canoe through channels that open passage in the midst of mangrove forests and other trees of coastal flora.
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