Santa Tecla

Santa Tecla, formerly known as Nueva San Salvador, is a city and a municipality in the La Libertad department of . It is the capital of the department of La Libertad.
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Comasagua and Talnique.

Town
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is a municipality in the La Libertad department of . During the January 2001 El Salvador earthquake, a landslide wiped out the only road leading to , constraining relief efforts.

Town
is a municipality in the La Libertad department of . The town is built atop a mountain with only one access road. The people rely on a combination of coffee farming and tourism. is situated 6 km northwest of Santa Tecla.

Santa Tecla

Latitude
13.6333° or 13° 38′ north
Longitude
-89.3667° or 89° 22′ west
Elevation
972 metres (3,189 feet)
Open location code
765GJJMM+88
Geo­Names ID
3584256
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