Colonia La Fortaleza

Colonia La Fortaleza is a locality in San Salvador Department, El Salvador. Colonia La Fortaleza is situated nearby to the locality Comunidad La Fortaleza Sector Quiroa Dos, as well as near Comunidad La Fortaleza Sector Molino Nuevo.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Cultural Center of Spain in El Salvador and Cuscatlán Stadium.

Cultural Center of Spain in El Salvador

Arts center

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Cultural Center of Spain in El Salvador is an arts center.

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.

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.

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 southwest of Colonia La Fortaleza.

San Salvador

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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.

Mejicanos

Town

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Mejicanos is a district of San Salvador Centro municipality in the San Salvador department of El Salvador. Mejicanos is a city located in San Salvador Department and part of the San Salvador metropolitan area. Mejicanos is situated 6 km northeast of Colonia La Fortaleza.

Colonia La Fortaleza

Type: Locality
Location: San Salvador Department, El Salvador, Central America, North America
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Latitude

13.69246° or 13° 41′ 33″ north

Longitude

-89.22757° or 89° 13′ 39″ west

Elevation

743 metres (2,438 feet)

Open location code

765GMQRC+XX

GeoNames ID

12101846

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Spanish: “Colonia La Fortaleza”

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Localities in the Area

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