Ciudad Vieja, El Salvador
Ruins of Ciudad Vieja | |
Ciudad Vieja Location in El Salvador | |
| Location | El Salvador |
|---|---|
| Region | Cuscatlán Department |
| Coordinates | 13°53′N 89°02′W / 13.883°N 89.033°W |
| Type | Settlement |
| History | |
| Builder | Spanish conquistadors |
| Founded | 1525 |
| Abandoned | 1528 |
| Periods | Spanish conquest of El Salvador |
| Site notes | |
| Condition | Ruined |
Ciudad Vieja (Spanish for "Old City") is an archaeological site located roughly 10 km south of Suchitoto, in the Cuscatlán Department of central El Salvador. The site served as the first location of San Salvador, now the Central American nation's capital.