El Refugio
El Refugio is a district in the Ahuachapán department of El Salvador.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Casa Blanca.
Casa Blanca
Archaeological site
Photo: Arkhael, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Casa Blanca is a pre-Columbian Maya archeological site in the Chalchuapa archaeological zone in the department of Santa Ana, El Salvador. Its name comes from the coffee plantation that operated in the current archeological park. Casa Blanca is situated 4 km east of El Refugio.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tazumal and Chalchuapa.
Tazumal
Photo: Orfc28, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tazumal is an archaeological site in Western El Salvador. It is a fairly small, but well maintained and easily visited site for what was once a major city-state.
Chalchuapa
Town
Photo: YessicaGuerra19, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Chalchuapa is a town and a municipality located in the Santa Ana department of El Salvador. The city of Chalchuapa is in a wide valley at 650 meters above sea level, and watered by the Pampe River.
Atiquizaya
Town
Atiquizaya is a district in the Ahuachapán department of El Salvador. It covers an area of 66.64 km2 and as of 2007 has a population of 33,587. Atiquizaya is situated 5 km west of El Refugio.
El Refugio
- Type: Locality
- Location: Ahuachapán Norte, Ahuachapán Department, El Salvador, Central America, North America
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Latitude
13.9834° or 13° 59′ 0″ northLongitude
-89.7082° or 89° 42′ 30″ westElevation
719 metres (2,359 feet)Open location code
765GX7MR+8PGeoNames ID
12031320
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In Other Languages
“El Refugio” goes by many names.
- Spanish: “Distrito de El Refugio”
- Spanish: “El Refugio”
- Spanish: “Municipio de El Refugio”
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