El Poy in San Ignacio, Chalatenango, El Salvador — Central America (West Coast)
The Honduras and El Salvador Border
Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, May 12, 2014
1. The Honduras and El Salvador Border Marker
Los jefes de estado de la Republica de El Salvador y Honduras,
a traves de este monumento conmemorativo dan por finalizado el proceso de demarcacion de la frontera El Salvador - Honduras, simbolizando el mismo la hermandad y las buenas relaciones que unen a sus pueblos y naciones.
Puesto fronterizo El Poy, Chalatenango, 18 de abril de 2006.
Elias Antonio Saca Gonzalez
Presidente de la Republica de El Salvador
Jose Manuel Zelaya Rosales
Presidente de la Republica de Honduras
The heads of state of the republics of El Salvador and Honduras,
through this commemorative monument, note the end of the process of marking the border between El Salvador and Honduras, symbolizing the brotherhood and the good relations that unite their people and nations.
El Poy Border Post, Chalatenango, April 18, 2006.
Elías Antonio Saca González
Presidente of El Salvador
José Manuel Zelaya Rosales
President of Honduras
Erected 2006.
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Location. 14° 22.443′ N, 89° 12.571′ W. Marker is in El Poy, Chalatenango, in San Ignacio. The marker can be seen on the left hand side of the road when traveling north from El Poy, El Salvador to Ocotepeque, Honduras. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: El Poy, Chalatenango 01300, El Salvador. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 2 other markers are within 27 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies. La Palma - Birthplace of Salvadoran Peace (approx. 7.6 kilometers away); Friar Pedro Pardo Figueroa (approx. 26 kilometers away in Guatemala).
Regarding The Honduras and El Salvador Border. This marker is particularly significant as it put a final end to the border controversies between El Salvador and Honduras that had existed since independence from Spain. Marking the border also implemented the peace treaties of the "100 Hours War" of 1969 between El Salvador and Honduras.
Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, May 12, 2014
2. Wide view of The Honduras and El Salvador Border Marker
Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, May 12, 2014
3. The Honduras and El Salvador Border additional marker
This additional and earlier marker on the reverse side of the marker reads (translated to English), "The President of El Salvador, Francisco Flores Pérez and the President of Honduras, Ricardo Maduro Joest, inaugurate this monument as a symbol of their respect for international public rights and to the desire of both people and governments for peace and unity. El Poy, October 30, 2002."
Credits. This page was last revised on April 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 12, 2015, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana. This page has been viewed 940 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 12, 2015, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
