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

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

Public building
is a public building, which is situated 1 km southeast 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
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
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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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