Gastronomic festival

Each end of the month it is precisely the last Saturday in from 12 of the half day is performed the gastronomic festival in the central park Jose Antonio cañas where you will enjoy typical sweets artisanal craft sweet bread, black rice/had sorbet with salmagundi artisanal bread stuffing tipocos entered other dishes of the place not only Vincentians but also people who are visiting us from the inner of the country

How do I get to San Vicente?

To learn more about our beautiful city has to go through ak 58km east of San Salvador on the pan-american highway CA1. the Jiboa River valley and the imposing chichontepec are the ones that are responsible to announce that this by reach leverages to visit the viewpoint is located in km 52 The road pananmericana in which you will see impressive mind Jiboa River valley. It can also be seen from there although sensitive one of its representative monuments: The Tower Vicentina


By public transport from San Salvador addressing in the east terminal the route 116 (special service) will take you to the city of san vicente

Tempisque Tree

This tree plays one of the leading roles in the history of the town of San Vicente, because it was the only hostel in the Spanish families were evicted from San Cayetano Istepeque, Tepetitan, Santo Domingo, Apastepeque and Tecoluca in the seventeenth century. These have taken refuge under the branches of this tree and the story points out that the family groups asked the then Governor of the provinces, Don Alvaro Quiñones of Osorio, granted him founding a new people around the tree of Tempisque River.

Baths of Amapulapa

This spa is one of the most popular of the country.16 according to popular tradition, the place was formed due to a landslide of the volcano of San Vicente in 1774. But it was not until 1954 that it would be open as aquatic park to the public

Tower of San Vicente

In 1923, the ideal society of workers led to the construction of a kiosk in the central square of the city that would serve as a stage for artistic events. Once submitted the project, the authorities and other organizations expanded the design and the result was the improvement of the Plazuela Cañas, opened in 1924

In regard to the kiosk, its design began between the years 1925 and 1926, and it would be including a clock, which was commissioned from Berlin, Germany15 However, was not initiated by lack of funds. Thanks to the contribution of president Pio Romero Forest, ordered the construction of a tower with a clock included. The construction
Of 40 m in height and about which there was some controversy about its location - start on 1 February 1928 with design of Roberto Miranda, still its builders Eugenio Crepiat and Luis Esterman, and terminated by the Lucio Capelar engineer in 1930. The tower withstood the earthquake of 1936, but not on 13 February 2001, in which he suffered severe danos,15 after several years in search of support for the reconstruction, is now fully functional and open to the public.

Basilica of Our Lady of the Pillar

According to an anecdote, in the mid-eighteenth century lived in the city the marriage of José Merino and Doña Manuela de Arce. Some day, and by a fit of jealousy, the wife attempted to slash José Merino on three occasions. However, at the same time that the attacks occurred, an image of the Lady of the Pillar was beginning to wiggle which prevented the murder. Virgen del Pilar Church (San Vicente) .JPG was in the last attempt that Manuela regained trial.12

Due to the event, don José command build a chapel in honor of the virgin, but he did not see the finished work by his death. It would be his wife who would continue the construction. Finally, the hermitage became at the hands of don Francisco Quintanilla who built a temple more sumptuous that was begun in 1762 and premiered in 1769. However, Quintanilla he died two years before its termination

On 4 March 1838 were buried in the interior of the temple the remnants of the Procer Salvadoran José Simeón Canas.13 church was declared a National Monument in February 1953. In the first decade of the twenty-first century, was subject to repairs in their structure due to the damage caused by the passage of time and the earthquakes of 2001.

San Vicente (city of El Salvador)

San Vicente is the capital city of the department and municipality namesakes in El Salvador. Was founded in the year 1635 and became capital of the republic in the nineteenth century. During the Spanish colonization, was one of the most important cities of the Intendencia de San Salvador.

General Information

The municipality of San Vicente covers an area of 267.25 km and the sanctuary has an altitude of 390 meters above sea level. According to the official census of 2007, it has a population of 53,213 million.9 The patron saint festivities are held in the month of December in honor of San Vicente Abad and Martir.10 are also public holidays on January 15 in honor of the Lord of Esquipulas, and from 25 October to 3 November, in the "Feria de todos los Santos".11 The village is located on the right bank of the river Acahuapa.