Museo De La Revolucion — Attraction in Departamento de Morazán

An eye-opening experience with an ex guerilla guide as the tour guide.

The guide did an excellent job narrating the history of the Civil War in the 80s and early 90s, from their perspective. He stayed neutral and did mention that the guerilla were no saints. The indigenous massacre was something I did not know about 🙏

I lived through part of the war throughout the 80s and recall an armed conflict right outside our house and my parents erecting the mattresses infront of the windows to prevent the bullets from shattering the glass and potentially injuring us. Those were scary and dark times of El Salvadorian history.

It was a great learning experience and would not have been the same without the tour guide. There are a lot of war artifacts. I regret not visiting the guerilla camp.

Across the road, there is a private land where you pay $1 for access to an easy short hike that leads you to a lookout point where you can see the Honduras border.

There are also vendors offering souvenirs.

The cost was $2 and the guide is free but of course...

Rustic and full of passionate character, it seems like this museum is run by the locals of Perquín (they actually closed early after we left to attend a village funeral). The content of the exhibits shows partiality for the FMLN and even some anti-government sentiment. This is, of course, a museum of the revolution but it's surprising to see such appreciation and love for the Guerrilla faction. The model encampment was a nice experience but there was no guide at that point. Our guide spoke Spanish and I don't know if there's an English speaker available.

This museum is a deep dive into the department of Morazán and I'd recommend it only to those really interested in Salvadoran civil war history. The museum itself is a little hard to get to once in Perquin (steep, narrow, local roads) but the GPS will take you to...

This museum was easily the highlight of our visit to El Salvador. Felipe, an ex-guerilla, was our guide. His explanations and descriptions were captivating. He is an excellent guide and was so patient making sure that we understood everything as our Spanish is not fluent. Although things were far from perfect after the war ended, and mistakes were made on both sides, it was inspiring to know that the people of El Salvador were able to organise and fight against oppression. As I travel in Central America I am learning so much about how the United States interfered in the politics of these countries, largely with the intention of squashing socialism. I think it should be essential for all ‘Western’ people and especially the citizens of the USA to learn about this side of history which is not...