Colonia Polanco

Colonia Polanco is a neighborhood in San Salvador Department, El Salvador. Colonia Polanco is situated nearby to the neighborhood Barrio Santa Lucía, as well as near the town Mejicanos.

Places of Interest

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

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 2½ km southwest of Colonia Polanco.

National Theatre of El Salvador

Theater building

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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. National Theatre of El Salvador is situated 3 km south of Colonia Polanco.

Plaza Francisco Morazán

Park

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Plaza Francisco Morazán is a park, which is situated 3 km south of Colonia Polanco.

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…