Museo de la Palabra y la Imagen

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 dedicated to collecting and preserving memories of the Salvadoran civil war, incorporating memories across the political spectrum.
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  • Type: Museum
  • Description: War museum in San Salvador, El Salvador
  • Address: 1140 27 Avenida Norte, San Salvador

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Monumento al Mar and Museo Universitario de Antropología.

Monument
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is situated 210 metres northeast of Museo de la Palabra y la Imagen.

Museum
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is a museum, which is situated 1 km southeast of Museo de la Palabra y la Imagen.

Stadium
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is a multi-use in , El Salvador. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of C.D. UES. The stadium holds 10,000 people. is situated 1½ km north of Museo de la Palabra y la Imagen.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include San Salvador and Mejicanos.

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is the capital city of , approximately in the center of the country in a valley near the base of the 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.

Town
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is a district of San Salvador Centro municipality in the of . is a city located in San Salvador Department and part of the San Salvador metropolitan area.

Town
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is a district in the of . It is one of the nine municipalities that make up the . The name of the municipality means "Armadillos Hill "… is situated 3 km north of Museo de la Palabra y la Imagen.

Museo de la Palabra y la Imagen

Latitude
13.70911° or 13° 42′ 33″ north
Longitude
-89.20485° or 89° 12′ 18″ west
Open location code
765GPQ5W+J3
Open­Street­Map ID
way 630810329
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Wiki­data ID
Q1541926
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Spanish—“Museo de la Palabra y la Imagen” goes by many names.

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