Parque del Bicentenario, Urban ecological park in San Salvador, El Salvador

Parque del Bicentenario is a protected natural area of 91 hectares that straddles San Salvador and Antiguo Cuscatlán, within the El Espino Forestry Reserve. Its trails include a 3.5 km walking path, a 3.6 km mountain-bike route and the 250 m Orchid Trail, laid out to respect the existing coffee-shade forest. A wooden slat signpost near the entrance bears the park's name beneath a round emblem with a blue and green bird graphic.

Declared a protected natural area by executive decree in 2009, the park is owned by the municipalities of San Salvador and Antiguo Cuscatlán under Legislative Decree No. 432 of 1993. It opened to the public on 5 November 2011, the bicentenary of the First Central American Independence Movement, from which it takes its name. A management plan was approved in 2013.

The park serves as a gathering place where locals walk, exercise, and spend time outdoors with family and friends. Community events and environmental programs held here have become part of the neighborhood's rhythm throughout the year.

The park is accessible daily and has multiple entrances for visitors arriving on foot or by bike. Plan your visit based on weather and time of day for the best experience exploring the trails.

The park protects a shaded coffee plantation ecosystem, where the flora and fauna of a cafetal bajo sombra find shelter to breed and feed. Its 43 rangers patrol the grounds, joined on weekends by 12 officers of the Metropolitan Agents Corps.