Colonia Montecristo
Colonia Montecristo is a locality in San Salvador Department, El Salvador and has an elevation of 866 metres. Colonia Montecristo is situated nearby to the hamlet Residencial Bosques de Altamira, as well as near the locality Colonia El Carmelo.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Cuscatlán Stadium and Central American University.
Cuscatlán Stadium
Stadium
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The Cuscatlán Stadium is a football stadium located in the city of San Salvador, El Salvador. It was inaugurated in 1976. It can hold 53,400 spectators, making it the Association Football stadium with the largest spectator capacity in Central America and the Caribbean.
Central American University
University
José Simeón Cañas Central American University, also known as UCA El Salvador, is a private Catholic university with nonprofit purposes in Antiguo Cuscatlán, El Salvador.
Hospital El Salvador
Hospital
The Hospital El Salvador is a major hospital in San Salvador, El Salvador, which was planned to be the largest hospital in Latin America. The first phase was constructed between March and June 2020 as a conversion of the International Fair and Convention Center and formed part of El Salvador's response to the COVID-19 pandemic, exclusively receiving COVID-19 patients. Hospital El Salvador is situated 2½ km northwest of Colonia Montecristo.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Antiguo Cuscatlán and San Salvador.
Antiguo Cuscatlán
Town
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Antiguo Cuscatlán is a municipality in the La Libertad department of El Salvador; its eastern tip lies in the San Salvador Department part of the Metropolitan Area of San Salvador, southwest of San Salvador and southeast of Santa Tecla. Antiguo Cuscatlán is situated 2½ km west of Colonia Montecristo.
San Salvador
San Salvador is the capital city of El Salvador, approximately in the center of the country in a valley near the base of the San Salvador volcano. It provides a good base for exploring the rest of the country as it's a transportation hub, with most major roads running through it due to its central location.
San Marcos
Town
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San Marcos is a district in El Salvador. It is located in a small valley, 5 miles southeast of downtown San Salvador. It has a population of 63,209. San Marcos is one of the 14 municipalities which make up the Metropolitan Area of San Salvador, also known as Greater San Salvador. San Marcos is situated 4 km southeast of Colonia Montecristo.
Colonia Montecristo
- Type: Locality
- Location: San Salvador Department, El Salvador, Central America, North America
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Latitude
13.67305° or 13° 40′ 23″ northLongitude
-89.21885° or 89° 13′ 8″ westElevation
866 metres (2,841 feet)Open location code
765GMQFJ+6FGeoNames ID
12101507
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- Spanish: “Colonia Montecristo”
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Localities in the Area
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