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Parque Centroamérica
Atthewestern endofthepark,between 12and13Avenidas, is
Pasaje Enríquez,
aped-
estrian thoroughfare and commercial arcade originally built to house fine shops but now
home to several good bars and restaurants. One of these, Salón Tecún, is on the second
floor, from which there are wonderful views of the plaza below. Downhill toward the
southern end of the plaza but still on its western borders is the
Museo de Arte Xela
(7a
Calle 12-12 Zona 1, 8 A.M.-noon and 2-6 P.M. Mon.-Fri., 9 A.M.-1 P.M. Sat., $1), loc-
ated on the second floor of the Taller de Artes Plásticas, a building dating to 1909. The
focus is on modern art exhibited by mostly young local talent. Also on this side of the
park is
Centro Cultural Casa de los Altos
(6a Calle 12-32 Zona 1, tel. 7765-2226, cas-
alosaltos@hotmail.com), where there is a small gift shop, café, and reading room. There
areoccasional poetryreadings andtalks bylocal historical figures; thecenter alsoprovides
information on local attractions.
On the park's southern end is the Casa de la Cultura, housing the
Museo de Historia
Natural
(Natural History Museum, 8 A.M.- noon and 2-6 P.M. Mon.-Fri., 9 A.M.-1 P.M.
