Los Planes de Renderos
Heading up to Los Planes de Renderos to watch the lights of San Salvador come alive on a Sunday night is one of the city's most underrated joys. Planes de Renderos is a small community town about a 20-minute bus ride from San Salvador, with a large overlook offering sweeping views of the city and surrounding mountains. The village also features numerous small shops and pupusarias. Though you can venture up to Renderos any night, Sunday is when you'll find El Salvadoran families enjoying a festival-like atmosphere with music, dancers, and street vendors. At dusk, everyone who can fit lines up along Renderos' overlook to watch the lights of San Salvador in the valley below slowly create a sea of lights while the largely unpopulated surrounding mountains fade to black. It's a beautiful sight. A lot of the crowd then heads over to Pupusaria Señor Pico, which is across the street from the overlook and offers tasty snacks and partial views from an upstairs balcony. Bring extra cash, as the last bus back leaves at 7pm & taxis are $8.
Heading up to Los Planes de Renderos to watch the lights of San Salvador come alive on a Sunday night is one of the city's most underrated joys. Planes de Renderos is a small community town about a 20-minute bus ride from San Salvador, with a large overlook offering sweeping views of the city and surrounding mountains. The village also features numerous small shops and pupusarias. Though you can venture up to Renderos any night, Sunday is when you'll find El Salvadoran families enjoying a festival-like atmosphere with music, dancers, and street vendors. At dusk, everyone who can fit lines up along Renderos' overlook to watch the lights of San Salvador in the valley below slowly create a sea of lights while the largely unpopulated surrounding mountains fade to black. It's a beautiful sight. A lot of the crowd then heads over to Pupusaria Señor Pico, which is across the street from the overlook and offers tasty snacks and partial views from an upstairs balcony. Bring extra cash, as the last bus back leaves at 7pm & taxis are $8.
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