La Placita
La Placita is a village in San Miguel Department, El Salvador and has an elevation of 854 metres. La Placita is situated nearby to the hamlet El Jocote, as well as near Copinol Segundo.Places of Interest
Highlights include San Miguel and Chinameca.
San Miguel
Volcano
Photo: Gump Stump, CC BY-SA 3.0.
San Miguel is a stratovolcano in central-eastern El Salvador, approximately 15 kilometres southwest of the city of San Miguel. On January 16, 2002, a minor eruption of steam, gas, and ash occurred from the summit crater, lasting 3 hours but causing no real damage to life or property. San Miguel is situated 3½ km southeast of La Placita.
Chinameca
Volcano
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Chinameca is a stratovolcano in central-eastern El Salvador. It lies north of San Miguel volcano and rises over the town of Chinameca. The volcano is topped by a 2 kilometres wide caldera known as Laguna Seca el Pacayal, and a satellite cone on the west side, Cerro el Limbo, rises higher than the caldera rim. Chinameca is situated 4 km northwest of La Placita.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include San Jorge and Chinameca.
San Jorge
Town
San Jorge is a municipality in the San Miguel department of El Salvador. San Jorge is situated 7 km southwest of La Placita.
Chinameca
Town
Chinameca is a municipality in the San Miguel Department of El Salvador. The Chinameca Volcano rises over the town. Chinameca is situated 9 km northwest of La Placita.
Moncagua
Town
Moncagua is a municipality in the San Miguel department of El Salvador. Moncagua is also a well known area of hot springs. Moncagua is known as "tierra caliente" or "hot land" in literal English translation. Moncagua is situated 10 km northeast of La Placita.
La Placita
- Type: Village
- Also known as: “Finca La Placita”
- Category: locality
- Location: San Miguel Department, El Salvador, Central America, North America
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Latitude
13.45268° or 13° 27′ 10″ northLongitude
-88.29368° or 88° 17′ 37″ westElevation
854 metres (2,802 feet)Open location code
765HFP34+3GOpenStreetMap ID
node 8768920066OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
3585069
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