La Palma, Chalatenango, El Salvador — Central America (West Coast)
La Palma - Birthplace of Salvadoran Peace
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, September 9, 2015
1. La Palma - Birthplace of Salvadoran Peace Marker
La Palma
Cuna de la Paz
DL822 Fecha 19-1-2000
Sede Primer Dialogo por la Paz
Fecha 15-10-1984
Construido en la Admon. del Alcalde Don Esteban Flores Periodo 2012-2015
Monumento Cuna de la Paz
La Palma
The Legislative Decree 822 on January 19, 2000
Declares it the Birthplace of Peace
Site of the First Peace Talks on October 15, 1984
Built during the administration of Mayor Esteban Flores
2012-2015
Monument to the Birthplace of Peace
Erected 2013.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Peace • Wars, Non-US. A significant historical date for this entry is October 15, 1984.
Location. 14° 19.026′ N, 89° 10.239′ W. Marker is in La Palma, Chalatenango. It can be reached from Calle la Ronda. The marker and monument can be seen in the small park near the Catholic church in the center of La Palma. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: La Palma, Chalatenango 01300, El Salvador. Touch for directions.
Regionally, it is in North America, specifically in Central America, in Mesoamerica, on the Ring of Fire, on the Pacific Rim, and in the Western Hemisphere. Historically,
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Other nearby markers. At least one other marker is within 8 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Honduras and El Salvador Border (approx. 7.6 kilometers away).
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, September 9, 2015
2. La Palma - Birthplace of Salvadoran Peace Marker
The smaller marker attached to the base of the monument mentions that the Mayor of La Palma built it on June 16, 2013.
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, September 9, 2015
3. La Palma Catholic Church
The nearby church was the site of the first peace talks in the Salvadoran Civil War on October 15, 1984 between then President Duarte and representatives of the Farabundo Marti National Front (FMLN). It would be another eight years until a true peace agreement was made in 1992.
Credits. This page was last revised on April 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 10, 2015, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 679 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 10, 2015, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia.
