Cultural Places in El Salvador from OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap exports contain cultural and historic places in El Salvador, including museums, galleries, theatres, places of worship, monuments, and historic sites. The Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) compiled this data, last updated on 2026-05-14. Completeness varies by region, with urban areas likely being better mapped than remote ones.

Use Cases

• Mapping cultural heritage sites for protection based on OSM tags like `historic` and `heritage`.
• Analyzing the distribution of tourism amenities like museums and theatres based on `tourism` and `amenity` tags.
• Providing geographic context for tourism development and route planning based on the location of cultural places.

Strengths

• Data is sourced from OpenStreetMap, a widely used, free, and collaborative global mapping project.
• The dataset covers multiple cultural place types, including museums, galleries, theatres, places of worship, monuments, and historic sites.
• It is available in multiple geospatial file formats, including GEOPACKAGE, SHP, and GEOJSON.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Completeness varies by region; urban areas are usually well-mapped, remote areas may be incomplete.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

OpenStreetMap

Collection Method

Volunteer-contributed mapping data exported via the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT).

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-14 23:53:11.366135; freshness should be verified.

Geography

El Salvador