Monument to Memory and Truth

A must do

This definitely got my attention, as this is all about the 12 year Civil War that decimated this small country nation. The monument is several large plaques that have everyones name who was killed or ...

Moving monument to history

The Monument to Memory and Truth is in Parque Cuscatlan, which is the central park of San Salvador. It is fashioned after the Vietnam Wall in Washington, DC, but includes more than just the names of...

Eye opening!

This was part of a day long tour that we were part of. Our tour guide explained so much about the Monument, it was very sobering to understand what happened so recently in this country.

Lest we forget - 1979 - 1982!

This is a sobering reminder of war. Not just numbers, but names of thousands of people dead or disappeared. It's overwhelming to see and think about this. The civil war isn't so long ago in the 1980...

Carved in Stone

The names of the dead and disappeared souls of the civil war in El Salvador are carved in stone here, and not to be forgotten. Needing a sweep and trash pick-up it should be treated with more respect...