Antiguo Cuscatlán, La Libertad, El Salvador — Central America (West Coast)

Fritz Hamer

Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, August 30, 2015

1. Fritz Hamer Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Coleccion de Orquideas
Fritz Hamer
Zona dedicada al Sr. Fritz Hamer
como un reconocimiento a su
investigación sobre las orquideas
en El Salvador. Nacio en Hamburgo
Alemania el 22 de noviembre de 1912
y murió el 13 de febrero de 2004
en Sarasota, Florida.

English translation:
Orchid Collection of
Fritz Hamer
This area dedicated to Mr. Fritz Hamer as recognition of his research on the orchids of El Salvador. He was born in Hamburg, Germany on November 22, 1912 and died in Sarasota, Florida on February 13, 2004.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Horticulture & Forestry. A significant historical date for this entry is November 22, 1912.

Location. 13° 40.198′ N, 89° 14.836′ W. Marker is in Antiguo Cuscatlán, La Libertad. This marker and the orchid garden are near the entrance of La Laguna Botanical Garden near San Salvador. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Antiguo Cuscatlán, La Libertad 01502, El Salvador. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Francisco Bogen (within shouting distance of this marker); Quetzalcoat's Stone (about 120 meters

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away, measured in a direct line); Mother Cesarita Ruiz de Esparza y Dávalos (approx. 0.8 kilometers away); General José María Cañas Highway (approx. 1.2 kilometers away); In Memory of Those Americans Who Lost Their Lives in El Salvador (approx. 1.2 kilometers away); Plaza Brasilia (approx. 1.4 kilometers away in San Salvador); Ceiba de Guadalupe Church (approx. 1.4 kilometers away in San Salvador); Construction of the North-South Highway and the Central American University (approx. 1.5 kilometers away in San Salvador). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Antiguo Cuscatlán.

Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, August 30, 2015

2. Fritz Hamer Marker

A part of the orchid garden can be seen to the left.

Credits. This page was last revised on April 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 9, 2015, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana. This page has been viewed 544 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 9, 2015, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana.