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Verapaz, El Salvador

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For the departments of Guatemala, see Alta Verapaz and Baja Verapaz. Municipality in San Vicente Department, El Salvador
Verapaz
Municipality
Verapaz is located in El SalvadorVerapazVerapazLocation in El Salvador
Coordinates: 13°39′N 88°52′W / 13.650°N 88.867°W / 13.650; -88.867
Country El Salvador
DepartmentSan Vicente Department
Elevation2,162 ft (659 m)

Verapaz is a municipality in the San Vincente department of El Salvador. Verapaz means 'true peace' (from Spanish 'verdadera' and 'paz' ). It has been the site of two recent natural disasters; an earthquake measuring 6.6 on the Moment magnitude scale on 13 February 2001 and the 2009 Salvador floods and mudslides in November 2009.

References

  1. Carmen Molina Tamacas (November 9, 2009). "Verapaz, el ave fénix que vuelve a sucumbir".

13°39′N 88°52′W / 13.650°N 88.867°W / 13.650; -88.867

San Vicente Department
Capital: San Vicente
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