Tazumal sits in the town of Chalchuapa in Santa Ana department, about 50 km northwest of Caluco. The main pyramid rises 24 metres and was built and rebuilt across more than a millennium of continuous occupation by Maya peoples connected to both the Petén and the broader Mesoamerican trade networks.
The on-site museum contains ceramics, jade pieces, and a copy of the famous 'Stela of Tazumal' (the original is in the National Museum of Anthropology in San Salvador). Plan 60–90 minutes for the visit. Less famous than Tikal or Copán, but more accessible — and almost never crowded.
Pair with the nearby Casa Blanca archaeological site — a separate complex from a different period, included on the same admission ticket — for a fuller view of pre-Columbian Chalchuapa.