Love & Hope Children’s Home calls the city of Los Planes de Renderos home. We are lucky to live in such an interesting place as it is a popular weekend destination for Salvadorans. This is for several reasons, the most impressive being La Puerta del Diablo, or the Devil’s Gate. It is located at the top of our mountain, Cerro Chulo, and we can walk there in about 10 minutes!
La Puerta del Diablo sits at 3250 feet above sea level and boasts a beautiful view of El Salvador in all directions. Salvadoran families like to hike to the top to picnic, enjoy the attractions (there are carnival rides and a zip-line), eat traditional food, check out the artisan crafts, and admire the landscape. Visitors to Love & Hope also take advantage of the “Puerta” and usually take some of the children along for an afternoon out. It has become somewhat of a tradition to enjoy sunrise at la Puerta del Diablo with teams that come to serve with us in El Salvador.
From the top of la Puerta del Diablo, one can see the San Salvador Volcano, the San Vicente Volcano, the historic town of Panchimalco, Ilopango Lake, the Pacific coast and many other landmarks. It is beautiful!
