Isla Conchaguita ES
Conchaguita Island - Landsat Image (N-16-10_2000)
Conchaguita Island - Map
Conchaguita Island - Map
Conchaguita Island (13°14'N., 87°46'W.), 505m high, lies on theWside of the gulf, 8 miles NE of Punta de Amapala. The channel lying W of this island leads to La Union. A shallow flat extends 2.3 miles NNE from Isla Conchaguita to Isla Martin Perez (13°17'N., 87°44'W.).
(SD Pub-153)
Isla Conchaguita: During a Papagallo blow, Punta Ampala is useless. In that case, much better anchorage is found in the roadstead off the SW side of Isla Conchaguita. This 1,500’ tall island lies eight miles NE of Punta Ampala or two miles east of from the foot of Conchagua Volcano. There’s plenty of anchoring room in the lee of this 2-mile wide island, and we found the Salvadoran Navy patrol boat hanging out here on its mooring. Anchor in about 30’ of water toward the south end of the roadstead, or anchor in 40’ off the NW protrusion.
The village on the NE side of Isla Conchaguita has moorings for their pangas, but they pull them up on the beach in a Papagallo blow. “Conchagua” is a shell used for dipping water, and Conchaguita is the diminutive.
This was a very fast project. From start to finish was about 2-hours.
