Verapaz
Verapaz is a municipality in the San Vincente department of El Salvador. Verapaz means 'true peace'. 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.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Jerusalén and Guadalupe.
Jerusalén
Town
Jerusalén is a municipality in the La Paz department of El Salvador.
Guadalupe
Town
Guadalupe is a municipality in the San Vicente department of El Salvador. Guadalupe is situated 4½ km south of Verapaz.
Verapaz
- Locality
- …lies at an elevation of 611 metres (2,005 feet)
- Location
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Latitude
13.6593° or 13° 39′ 33″ north
Longitude
-88.8719° or 88° 52′ 19″ west
Open location code
765HM45H+P6
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In Other Languages
“Verapaz” goes by many names.
- Spanish: “Distrito de Verapaz”
- Spanish: “Municipio de Verapaz”
- Spanish: “Verapaz”
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