Coatepeque Lake is located in El Salvador. It is regarded as one of the most bewitching and enthralling lakes in the world. The visitors will have to take CA-1W road and reach the Department of Ana to see the lake. The lake looks like a crater. It is actually resides on the collapsed mouth of the volcano; so, it can also be referred as a volcanic crater. The tourists can enjoy swimming, fishing, and scads of aquatic sports. There are copious restaurants and eating joints around the lake where the tourists can nibble mouth-watering and succulent food to fill the belly. The lake covers an area of 25 sq km and shows its superciliousness for having Los Anteojos peninsula in its possession. The travellers who influx the Teopán Island in the place also visit the temple constructed by the Mayans and the stupendous structure of goddess Ixqueye in the site. The lake derives its name from the words "Coai" and "Tepec". These words mean snake and hill respectively. After understanding the significance of the meaning of its name many tourists who come here also call it ‘Hill of the Snake’. It flows at an elevated position of 740 meters above the seal level. The warm adam’s ale, the water makes it perfect for all sort of fun frolicking water activities. Tourists looking for a rejuvenating hill station holiday flock from all parts of the world to hills surrounding the lake and before leaving they do not forget to visit the lake to loosen themselves and spend some casual relaxing hours.
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Lake Ilopango flows in the volcanic caldera in the country El Salvador. The crater lake is located on the peripheries of Cuscatlán, San Salvador, and La Paz, and on the west side of the city of Illopango. The lake slumps on the east side of the San Salvador city and covers an area from 330 ft to 1,600 ft at the upper rim. This is the second largest lake in El Salvador. The lake has witnessed many eruptions so far. The eruptions that started occurring from 1979 and stopped in 1880 ascended to the lake surface and eventually created Islas Quemadas islets. It created sundry domes of lava within the lake and some domes near the shore. A natural channel named Río Jiboa was created and this placed the Ilopango Volcano island in the centre of the profuse water. The 150 ft high island of Ilopango Volcano has many houses. The houses and resorts in the island have all the latest amenities and luxuries such as pools, pontoon boats, outdoor bars, organic gardens, air conditioned rooms, internet and TV facilities etc. The green hills undulate on the peripheries of the lake and the lake is one of the famous tourist destinations. The Ilopango and Asino towns on the shores to the west brim with activity throughout the year and have a lot that can be explored.
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