I travelled by bus from Santa Ana to Metapán, a town famous for its cheese.
Bus 235 in Santa Ana – El Salvador:
But I had other reasons for making the trip to this off-the-tourist-trail town.
I travelled to Metapán to scout a little-used border crossing into Guatemala.
Bus #235 runs from Santa Ana to Metapán. Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes.
A convenient place to catch bus #235 to Metapán is on 8a Avenida Sur between 5a and 3a Calle Poniente in Santa Ana.
Bus 235 at the bus terminal in Metapán:
From Metapán, you can travel to Anguiatú, La Frontera and into Guatemala.
Bus 211 from Metapán to Anguiatú (La Frontera), a distance of just 12 km:
From Anguiatú, it should be possible to get to Río Hondo, a distance of 90 km via Zacapa.
In Rio Hondo, there is a conveniently placed hotel called Hotel Río near the Litegua bus stop, from where you can get to Río Dulce or Guatemala City.
If I got to Rio Hondo, the dots would be connected. The trail would be complete.
Google Maps doesn’t show much in the way of facilities, though. Start early, just in case you have to wait ages for the connection. Maybe I can do this trip soon.
