Maps and Open Data

Interactive Map of the Chalatenango Massacres

This map documents more than 60 community-identified massacres of civilians committed by the Salvadoran Armed Forces and ORDEN during the Salvadoran Civil War (1980-1992) in the department of Chalatenango. The project (in progress) is a collaboration between massacre survivors, Asociación Sumpul, and scholars from Western University. Our methodology includes hiking to remote massacre sites with survivors and witnesses; obtaining precise GIS coordinates for massacre sites, mass graves, and other significant locations; recording audio and video testimonies; and conducting research to obtain additional archival materials documenting the massacres. Our team will complete the online interactive documentary map and an accompanying book in 2021.