Your production coordinator
in El Salvador
Lush tropical or misty forests, located in former volcanoes, with iguanas, orchids, and plenty of fruit. Some of the locations helped hide people during the civil war. Nowadays the former guerilla warriors now protect it from loggers. However, our journalist fixer would be happy to arrange an interview with one of many welcoming characters who are happy to share their war stories. Expect colonial, neo-gothic architecture and shantytowns that our production coordinator in El Salvador knows like the back of their hand.
San Salvador
Parque Nacional El Boqueron offers an incredible view of the beautiful San Salvador volcano’s caldera (large volcanic crater). Likewise, Jardin Botanico La Laguna is a garden hidden in an industrial estate, at the bottom of a volcanic crater. Here, you can admire orchids and jungle plants that will remind you of Jurassic Park, as per our production coordinator in El Salvador. For those interested in the Civil War history, our location scout recommends Cinquera Rain Forest Park and don Rafael’s storytelling.
Montecristo National Park
El Trifinio marks the highest point in the park and the area where Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador, converge. Our production coordinator in El Salvador highly recommends hiking the misty forests with a knowledgeable local, as the trail is not correctly marked. At the entrance of the park, there is a colonial house, dating from 1783, where coffee, indigo, and iron were produced. However, keep in mind that it is difficult to obtain a permit to even enter the park and one must come prepared with equipment to explore.
Montecristo National Park
Sierra Madre de Chiapas
The Sierra Madre de Chiapas is a part of the American Cordillera, a chain of mountain ranges that consists of an almost continuous sequence of mountains. East of the Guatemalan border, the range forms the boundary between El Salvador and Honduras. In El Salvador, the volcanoes form a line well south of the range, where over twenty volcanoes form five clusters. Should you need someone to arrange interviews that reveal the local way of life, count on our journalist fixer.
Santa Ana
Santa Ana is known for its fincas (coffee plantations) and many archeological parks, one of which contains the largest Mayan temple pyramid in the country. Likewise, its historic center offers superb architecture, like the Cathedral, a neo-gothic marvel, or Teatro – a masterpiece of colonial architecture. Our location scout recommends filming in the overseen Palacio Municipal, with its giant palm trees. Also, Santa Ana Vulcano is noteworthy for its turquoise lake. Nearby, the crater at the top of Izalco Vulcano is still smoking through vents in the ground.
Santa Ana
Cabañas
As per our production coordinator in El Salvador, the town of Ilobasco in Cabañas department is famously one of the oldest pottery centers in the country. Clay is extracted locally and shaped into miniatures. The 2 inches-tall sculptures represent daily scenes as experienced by Salvadorans. Our colleagues that do the location scouting love showing customers ‘surprises’. These are scenes covered with another piece of clay shaped and painted in the form of a fruit, an egg, a house, etc, that can be removed.
Hiring a location scout in El Salvador
IMDB counts more than 155 movies whose filming location matches El Salvador. They range from documentaries investigating the life of street gangs and radicalized groups to dramas set against the backdrop of coffee fields or surfing areas. Let El Salvador Fixer help you find the ideal location to backdrop your unique story in this heavily tried country. Make use of El Salvador’s archaeological and natural spots or uncover its arts and crafts for your audience.
Capture a new angle of The Sierra Madre de Chiapas, the western “backbone” of North, Central and South America, or the eerie feeling of smoking craters. Likewise, admire Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador from the height of El Trifinio. Choose to work with our production coordinator in El Salvador in any of the locations described above. Additionally, you can contact us to discuss your creative vision and we can recommend tailored, supplementary locations in El Salvador.
