If you're looking for huge pyramids, you'll be disappointed. But if you understand what this site is about, you'll be genuinely intrigued. This is one of the only sites of it's kind in the world. See how ordinary people lived.

I feel like half the park was closed off with yellow tape. Was difficult to get around. The museum only had replicas of artifacts and did not have any original pieces. The parts that were open to see were interesting and it was neat to...More

we saw this with an English speaking guide (Roberto of El Salvador Custom Tours) who brought it alive. This site is awesome, from its serendipitous discovery to the archeological findings..and the national bird is ubiquitous here!

We did a tour of this site with Eduardo from Salvadorean Tours and he and the location were amazing. With Eduardo’s local knowledge the site came to life. Well worth a stop

This site differs from other well known places like Tikal, Copán or Caracól, in that it does not have impressive tempels or palaces, but instead it offers a very good idea of how the common Maya people used to live 1500 years ago.

The tour I went on included this site and the Tazumal pyramid site - which I thought was more interesting. I think I would have been disappointed if I only went to Joya de Ceren. But seeing both was awesome!

This Mayan village has been tastefully excavated and preserved and demonstrates how the Mayans lived. The excavation is ongoing and one expects this site to get better and better. The site is and deserves to be a UNESCO World Heritage site.