EL SALVADOR MAYAN HERITAGE
• The tazumal ruins is the most important arqueoloqy site in El Salvador, you get to have an insight of the day to day living in the mayan community.
• Visiting the ruins is easy 3 major archaeological sites are close by , San Andres, tazumal and joya de Ceren 1 hr away from the country's capital San salvador
Joya de Ceren was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1993 this is a site very close from Tazumal but what its make it very special is that Joya de Ceren was buried under layers of ash from an eruption around 600 A.D. This event preserved the village revealing numerous artifacts that fleeing residents left behind. There are municipal structures, communal baths, furniture, utensils, food, textiles, and ceramics on display, showing us the way of living of the adverage mayan sociaty.
The ruins of Tazumal are considered the most important and best preserved in El Salvador.
