Colonia El Retiro

Colonia El Retiro is a neighborhood in San Salvador Department, El Salvador. Colonia El Retiro is situated nearby to the neighborhood Residencial Cumbres de La Campiña I, as well as near Colonia La campiña II.

Places of Interest

Highlights include National Theatre of El Salvador and Museo de la Palabra y la Imagen.

National Theatre of El Salvador

Theater building

Photo: Cesarlainez, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Teatro Nacional de El Salvador, or National Theatre of El Salvador began construction on November 3, 1911, by the French architect Daniel Beylard; and inaugurated March 1, 1917.

Museo de la Palabra y la Imagen

Museum

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The Museo de la Palabra y la Imagen is a museum located in San Salvador, El Salvador. It was founded in the late 1990s by the Venezuelan journalist Carlos Henríquez Consalvi as a museum dedicated to collecting and preserving memories of the Salvadoran civil war, incorporating memories across the political spectrum. Museo de la Palabra y la Imagen is situated 3 km west of Colonia El Retiro.

Plaza Francisco Morazán

Park

Photo: Juan Jose Perez Sanchez, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Plaza Francisco Morazán is a park.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mejicanos and Cuscatancingo.

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.

Cuscatancingo

Town

Cuscatancingo is a district in the San Salvador department of El Salvador. It is located about 4 kilometres from the city of San Salvador and has a population of about 50,000. It is part of the San Salvador metropolitan area. The geographical coordinates are…