Joya de Cerén Archaeological Site
UNESCO Map
Description: Joya de CerÉn was a pre-Hispanic farming community that, like Pompeii and Herculaneum in Italy, was buried under an eruption of the Laguna Caldera volcano c. AD 600. Because of the exceptional condition of the remains, they provide an insight into the daily lives of the Central American populations who worked the land at that time.
Date inscribed: 1993.0
Area in hectares: 3200
Category specified: Cultural
State: El Salvador
Region: Latin America and the Caribbean