{"id":2867,"date":"2017-08-21T06:38:39","date_gmt":"2017-08-21T12:38:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.visitcentroamerica.com\/visitar\/town-of-la-palma\/"},"modified":"2026-05-07T11:09:50","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T17:09:50","slug":"town-of-la-palma","status":"publish","type":"pit","link":"https:\/\/www.visitcentroamerica.com\/en\/visit\/town-of-la-palma\/","title":{"rendered":"Town of La Palma"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1248px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div 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style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\" data-scroll-devices=\"small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-1 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-four pit-intro\" style=\"--awb-margin-top-small:10px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:10px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;--awb-font-size:var(--awb-custom_typography_6-font-size);\"><h4 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left\" style=\"font-family:var(--awb-custom_typography_6-font-family);font-weight:var(--awb-custom_typography_6-font-weight);font-style:var(--awb-custom_typography_6-font-style);margin:0;letter-spacing:var(--awb-custom_typography_6-letter-spacing);text-transform:var(--awb-custom_typography_6-text-transform);font-size:1em;line-height:var(--awb-custom_typography_6-line-height);\">La Palma is located west of the department of\u00a0<strong>Chalatenango<\/strong>, 82 kilometers from San Salvador, and 8 kilometers from\u00a0<strong>El Poy,<\/strong>\u00a0the El Salvador-Honduras border.<\/h4><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-2 fusion_builder_column_1_2 1_2 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:50%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:3.84%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:3.84%;--awb-width-medium:50%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:3.84%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:3.84%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><p>La Palma is well-known for its wood crafts and\u00a0<strong>designs in Na\u00eff art<\/strong>, a creation of Salvadoran painter Fernando Llort, who also designed the mosaics of the<strong>\u00a0Metropolitan Cathedral in San Salvador<\/strong>. Llort is one of the most emblematic people that has influenced this municipality, and with his hard work he taught the villagers the \u201cna\u00eff\u201d art, a technique that basically consists of representing moments of everyday rural life, as well as typical flora and fauna of the place, made in copinol seeds. In most of the houses of La Palma you can find workshops where crafts are made in wood, leather, ceramics, different kinds of seeds and designs on cotton clothes. Currently, this craft activity is what generates more income and jobs in this town.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to being renowned for its handicrafts, La Palma became the center of attention in 1984, when\u00a0<strong>President Jos\u00e9 Napole\u00f3n Duarte<\/strong>\u00a0met with rebel guerrilla leaders in an attempt to end the\u00a0<strong>civil war<\/strong>, this being the first peace talk since the beginning of the war in 1980.<\/p>\n<p>La Palma was part of the so-called\u00a0<strong>Caminos Reales (Royal Roads)<\/strong>, this being the route to get to Honduras. Since the first years of independence, it has been the scene of national battles, since it was municipal and government forces that fought against the troops of the ex-president Francisco Malesp\u00edn, in both battles Malesp\u00edn was defeated.<\/p>\n<p>The city also offers hotel infrastructure and restaurants, as well as places to do hiking.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-3 fusion_builder_column_1_2 1_2 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:50%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:3.84%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:3.84%;--awb-width-medium:50%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:3.84%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:3.84%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\" data-scroll-devices=\"small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility\"><div 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