Parque Archeologío San Andrés
If you have time for a third ruin, you'll enjoy your visit here. Otherwise, stick to Tazumal and Joya de Cerén. San Andrés is the partially excavated main plaza of a Maya community that was active between A.D. 600 and 900, and ruled over this Valle de Zapotitlán. The site was excavated in 1977 and today consists of a roughly 9m-tall (30-ft.) pyramid -- which may have housed royal tombs -- and other partially excavated structures. There's also a Spanish-language museum featuring a 1.5*4.5m (5*15-ft.) topographical country map and a large-scale model of the site. San Andrés offers some beautiful long-range views but doesn't stir the imagination like Cerén or offer Tazumal's exemplary architecture. The ruins require less than 30 minutes to explore.
If you have time for a third ruin, you'll enjoy your visit here. Otherwise, stick to Tazumal and Joya de Cerén. San Andrés is the partially excavated main plaza of a Maya community that was active between A.D. 600 and 900, and ruled over this Valle de Zapotitlán. The site was excavated in 1977 and today consists of a roughly 9m-tall (30-ft.) pyramid -- which may have housed royal tombs -- and other partially excavated structures. There's also a Spanish-language museum featuring a 1.5*4.5m (5*15-ft.) topographical country map and a large-scale model of the site. San Andrés offers some beautiful long-range views but doesn't stir the imagination like Cerén or offer Tazumal's exemplary architecture. The ruins require less than 30 minutes to explore.
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