Salto de Malacatiupan
- Location
- Atiquizaya Depto, El Salvador
- Water type
- thermal
- Temperature
- 35 °C
- pH
- 7
Water profile
Soothing — neither hot nor cold, perfect balance.
Rich in trace elements — gentle on the skin.
Soft water — natural, classic buoyancy.
Salto de Malacatiupan is a dramatic natural geothermal waterfall site in Ahuachapán department of western El Salvador, the most thermally active region of this small Central American country, where geothermal water erupts in powerful jets and cascades in the landscape associated with the Ahuachapán geothermal field — one of El Salvador's principal sources of renewable geothermal electricity. The site, accessible from the geothermal power plant area, offers visitors an encounter with the raw energy of El Salvador's volcanic geology in a landscape where steam vents, geothermal pools, and the Apaneca-Ilamatepec mountain range combine to create one of Central America's most geologically dynamic environments. El Salvador's extraordinary geothermal potential — the country aims to generate 100% of its electricity from renewable sources — gives sites like Malacatiupan particular contemporary significance.