Ahuachapán

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Location of Ahuachapán in El Salvador

Ahuachapán is the capital of the department of Ahuachapán in the country of El Salvador, Central America. It is a city of 116,500 people about ten miles from the western border with Guatemala.

Among other things, Ahuachapan is known for the local geothermal activity that produces many steam vents visible throughout the surrounding mountains. It is also the birthplace of notable Salvadoran poet Alfredo Espino. It is about an hour's drive from the national wildlife park El Imposible.

Coordinates: 13°55′N 89°51′W