Part of the large Chalchuapa site, Tazumal comprises a group of flat-topped stepped pyramids and is still being studied by historians. Located 78km from San Salvador on the outskirts of the city of Chalchuapa. El Salvador is the smallest and most densely populated Central American country, and the the only one without a coast on the Caribbean.

2,400-year-old puppets with 'dramatic facial expression' discovered atop pyramid in El Salvador   Live Science - March 5, 2025

These striking puppets suggest that Indigenous people in what is now El Salvador had rituals that were more connected to the rest of Central American culture than previously thought. Archaeologists have discovered rare, 2,400-year-old puppets in El Salvador that may have been used in public rituals to perform well-known events that were "mythical or real." The finding suggests that the people of El Salvador were more integrated into the wider Central American culture than previously thought.