Guazapa (Volcán de Guazapa)

Guazapa is a stratovolcano in El Salvador's central region. Guazapa volcano is a degraded basaltic stratovolcano located 23 kilometers northeast of San Salvador. The coordinates of the mountain are 13°54′N 89°07′W. It's unclear if the Pleistocene volcano is still active. It has extensive valleys cut into its flanks from strong erosion, indicating a very extended hibernation period, and no crater form remains.

Guazapa was one of the primary strongholds of the FMLN guerillas during the 1980s civil conflict. The Salvadoran Civil War was a twelve-year civil war in El Salvador fought between the Salvadoran government and the Farabundo Mart National Liberation Front (FMLN), a coalition or "umbrella organization" of left-wing groups. The war did not officially end until the signing of the Chapultepec Peace Accords in Mexico City on January 16, 1992. Today, there are secret cemeteries, bomb shelters, guerilla camps, and temporary hospitals in the Guazapa mountains.

Location: in central El Salvador

Elevation: 1,438 m (4,718 ft)