BOQUERON PARK

                                                                                                                                                                     

boqueron the national park, or the El Boqueron National Park, is located on top of San Salvador in 5905 feet (1800 meters) from the main attraction of the park is a crater 5 kilometers in diameter and 558 meters deep. There is a small crater within the crater called "Boqueroncito" (little anchovy). El Boqueron has a cool temperate climate year round. The park is home to many species of plants identified as ornamentals, such as "cartridges", hydrangeas, begonias and "sultanas" savages. There are animals such as armadillos, raccoons, deer, foxes, among others.

The park has a visitor center and short walking routes on the side and along the crater rim

On June 7, 1917 after the celebrations of the institution of the Eucharist, the population surrounding San Salvador Volcano felt the devastating effects of a major earthquake in about 18:55. Crumbling to the ground were the people of Armenia , San Jualian , Sacacoyo Tepecoyo , atheists and other places along the fault line that extends from Caluco for drainage of Lake Ilopango. Mega That quake , the earth was shaking in the pulse and intensity discontinued ; but at 7:30 pm . A large earthquake toppled houses and buildings , both public and religious, causing panic through populated counties around the San Salvador volcano . At 20:11, Pine Hill , which is on the border of the north side of Boqueron varies cracks and small craters ( boqueroncitos ) , where clouds of black smoke, coarse fragments of Red Hot and fetid ; he ascended into heaven . It was the prelude, giving way to a river of incandescent magma flowing near the community passing Grenades, this river caused a blanket of 2 km in length and 200 to 250 acerca meters wide, with a thickness of 2-3 meters, which is approximately 800 thousand cubic meters of lava and debris as Don Jorge Lardé and Larin .

Around 20:45. The intensity of the after shocks Mayor, giving way to an earthquake that was felt 35 º north. This earthquake literally pulled people and objects, although the intensity of the earthquake was lower than at 6:55 pm. This earthquake coinciding with the start of a new eruption, from the craters of "chintos" specifically from the lower crater "Thunderer", that from a number of materials impetuous Red Hot flowed north covering a length of 6.5 kilometers and a width of 100 meters. And up to 3 or 4 miles in some areas. buried this blanket fertile meadows and unspoiled hills, along with households. Panic spread through the locals, I had no idea what to do. This large mantle magma cut the railway line Quetzaltepec El Sitio del Niño. Craters mentioned above remained active until the evening of June 10.

Language Lava Boar

Mean while the hypogene effect was visible in the Boqueron on 9 June, up from dawn till evening, the water was eleven that formed the crater lake is slowly evaporated, forming a thick cloud of smoke. On 13 Don Jorge Lardé observed as the water in the crater, but not boiling and looked at the 28th day the water had disappeared. They were sent to the pillars of heaven hot mud up to 200 meters high and on days 28 and 29 Overnight explosions could watch Banned hot topic was forming inside the small crater with a height of 35mts . Ash from the eruption fell expelled over Santa Tecla

In November 1917, the dramatic and life-threatening rash that had started on June 7, ended Taken from "History Library Salvadoran"

PARK INAUGURATION

This day, ninety-one years after this disaster, we can be proud to observe spectacular views that have permeated all those who value. Boqueron The phenomena of nature is one of our legacies from which we can learn many things, especially now that the new national park El Boqueron will be opened by the Ministry of tourism and this month is the 2014 strategic plan.