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La Libertad Department (El Salvador)
La Libertad () is one of the departments of El Salvador and is located in the southwest of the country. The capital is Santa Tecla. It has area 1,653 km² and a population of more than 747,600 people. History It was classified as a department on January 28, 1865. The population was settled on the Ulliman Plains, which is where rubber is harvested. The city was called "Nueva Ciudad de San Salvador" (New City of San Salvador) and made the department's capital on the same date as the department was declared. The department's capital was renamed Santa Tecla on December 22, 2003. The agricultural products that are cultivated are the basic grains, balsam, sugar cane, coffee, grass, hortensia, cocoa, and fruits. They also develop the bovine, equine and pig cattle, the raising of poultry and beekeeping. It also stands out the textile industry and the productions of candles, soaps, furniture, clothes, footwear, dairy products, and many diverse products and liquors. At 12 km. ...
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La Libertad Department (El Salvador)
La Libertad () is one of the departments of El Salvador and is located in the southwest of the country. The capital is Santa Tecla. It has area 1,653 km² and a population of more than 747,600 people. History It was classified as a department on January 28, 1865. The population was settled on the Ulliman Plains, which is where rubber is harvested. The city was called "Nueva Ciudad de San Salvador" (New City of San Salvador) and made the department's capital on the same date as the department was declared. The department's capital was renamed Santa Tecla on December 22, 2003. The agricultural products that are cultivated are the basic grains, balsam, sugar cane, coffee, grass, hortensia, cocoa, and fruits. They also develop the bovine, equine and pig cattle, the raising of poultry and beekeeping. It also stands out the textile industry and the productions of candles, soaps, furniture, clothes, footwear, dairy products, and many diverse products and liquors. At 12 km. ...
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La Libertad, La Libertad
La Libertad (English: ''Liberty'') is a municipality in the La Libertad Department of El Salvador. It had a population of 35,997 inhabitants in 2007 according to the official census of that year. It is one of the main tourist attractions in the country. History In 1770 this area was referred to by Pedro Cortes, the Archbishop of Guatemala (1776–1779), as the "hacienda Tepeahua", one of the largest estates in the parish of San Jacinto. The region was known as ''Tepehua'', a name derived from a Nahuatl expression meaning "mountain of the oak trees", before the Congress of the Federal Republic of Central America authorized the name "Puerto de La Libertad" (Port of Freedom) on February 24, 1824. The national assembly chartered commercial trade on the Pacific coast in 1831, and the first steamboat arrived at La Libertad on June 7, 1857. La Libertad was incorporated as a village by an Executive decree of July 19, 1858, which was approved by the Congress on February 11, 1859. T ...
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Joya De Cerén
Joya de Cerén (''Jewel of Cerén'' in the Spanish language) is an archaeological site in La Libertad Department, El Salvador, featuring a pre-Columbian Maya farming village. The ancient Maya site of Joya de Cerén is located in the Zapotitán Valley, 36 kilometers northwest of San Salvador, El Salvador.Castellanos, p. 94. It is often referred to as the "Pompeii of the Americas", in comparison to the famed Ancient Roman ruins. This site is known for the excellent preservation of a Classic period settlement that was rapidly buried by the ashfall of an eruption of the Loma Caldera around AD 600. The relative abundance of paleoethnobotanical remains recovered at Joya de Cerén in comparison to other ancient Maya archaeological sites make Joya de Cerén particularly significant in the study of everyday life of ancient Maya agricultural communities. Of importance was the discovery of a manioc field, the first instance of manioc cultivation identified at a New World archaeological si ...
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Zaragoza, La Libertad
Zaragoza is a municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ... in the La Libertad department of El Salvador. Zaragoza is a small city between the cities of La Libertad and Santa Tecla. It is the third largest city in the department of La Libertad. The city has developed an important growth during the last 20 years, due to the suburban expansion of San Salvador. Media Zaragoza has a radio denominated "Radio Bálsamo" in the frequency 92.1. Places to visit Church "Nuestra señora del pilar" Zaragoza has a beautiful church located in the center of the town. The church has already a large existence, but it is not known what date it appeared, since the "founders" of Zaragoza died, and few people still know of that. There is a book called "los relatos de m ...
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Tepecoyo
Tepecoyo is a municipality in the La Libertad department of El Salvador, situated 30 minutes from Santa Tecla. Tradition Tepecoyo is a very old and traditional town like every other Pipil settlement. It was founded by only four families. Its traditions and inhabitants are characteristic for this type of municipality. The municipal celebrations are held annually from 1 to 6 January. No matter the day of the week, when the celebrations take place, these are celebrations of happiness with a high content of Maya Maya may refer to: Civilizations * Maya peoples, of southern Mexico and northern Central America ** Maya civilization, the historical civilization of the Maya peoples ** Maya language, the languages of the Maya peoples * Maya (Ethiopia), a populat ... and Pipil tradition from present and past times. References * Municipalities of the La Libertad Department (El Salvador) {{ElSalvador-geo-stub ...
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Teotepeque
Teotepeque is a Municipalities of El Salvador, municipality in the La Libertad Department, El Salvador, La Libertad Departments of El Salvador, department of El Salvador. Its geographical coordinates are 13° 35' 7" North, 89° 31' 6" West. The name Teotepeque comes from the Nahuat word for "Mountain of God." Agustín Farabundo Martí Rodríguez, for whom the FMLN or Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front was named, was born in Teotepeque on May 5, 1893. {{La Libertad Department Municipalities of the La Libertad Department (El Salvador) ...
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Tamanique
Tamanique is a municipality in the La Libertad department of El Salvador El Salvador (; , meaning " The Saviour"), officially the Republic of El Salvador ( es, República de El Salvador), is a country in Central America. It is bordered on the northeast by Honduras, on the northwest by Guatemala, and on the south b ..., about 17 miles northwest of El Puerto La Libertad. Tamanique is known for coffee growing and avocado trees. Its population is 5,000 (including surrounding areas). Gallery Image:Street_in_Tamanique_2012.jpg, Streets of Tamanique. Image:Tamanique_Parque_Central_2012.jpg, Central Park in Tamanique. Image:Tamanique_el_Salvador_01_2011.jpg, Going out of Tamanique Image:Bienvenidos_a_Tamanique_LL_ES.jpg, Entrance to Tamanique Municipalities of the La Libertad Department (El Salvador) {{ElSalvador-geo-stub ...
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Talnique
Talnique is a municipality in the La Libertad department of El Salvador El Salvador (; , meaning " The Saviour"), officially the Republic of El Salvador ( es, República de El Salvador), is a country in Central America. It is bordered on the northeast by Honduras, on the northwest by Guatemala, and on the south b .... The town is built atop a mountain with only one access road. The people rely on a combination of coffee farming and tourism. History The town of Talnique has Pre-Columbian origins. In the year 1550 it had approx. 550 inhabitants. General information The town has an area of about 11.5 sq mi and an altitude of roughly 2,900 ft. They celebrate Saint Luis King of France in the month of August. The name Talnique means "Hill of the Talnetes" or "The place of the wasps of the Earth." In years past Talnique was called "Terlinquetepeque" (1548), "San Luis Talnitepeque" (1740), "Talniquetet" (1770), and finally "Talnique" (1807). :es:Talnique References Municipal ...
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San Pablo Tacachico
San Pablo Tacachico is a municipality in the La Libertad department of El Salvador El Salvador (; , meaning " The Saviour"), officially the Republic of El Salvador ( es, República de El Salvador), is a country in Central America. It is bordered on the northeast by Honduras, on the northwest by Guatemala, and on the south b .... {{La Libertad Department Municipalities of the La Libertad Department (El Salvador) ...
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San Matías, La Libertad
San Matías is a municipality in La Libertad department of El Salvador El Salvador (; , meaning " The Saviour"), officially the Republic of El Salvador ( es, República de El Salvador), is a country in Central America. It is bordered on the northeast by Honduras, on the northwest by Guatemala, and on the south b .... A small town where in around February held festive celebrations to show their love for the village and San Matías. There are rodeos and coronations of the queen of the town (reina del pueblo). There are also: a fair, games, horse races, cockfights and fireworks. Municipalities of the La Libertad Department (El Salvador) {{ElSalvador-geo-stub ...
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San José Villanueva
San Jose Villanueva is a small municipality in the Department of La Libertad, El Salvador. San Jose Villanueva has a population of 14,000 inhabitants (according to the PNC) and 9,896 inhabitants (according to SIBASI 2001). It is located in the south of the Department, bordered by the cities of Nuevo Cuscatlán to the north, Huizucar to the east, the port of La Libertad to the south and Zaragoza to the west. The town contains a health clinic, six schools, an institute, a Catholic church, and seven Protestant churches. In the last several years, the municipality has seen an influx of the upper middle class, including the introduction of a gated housing development. Principal crops include grains, coffee, and grasses. There are businesses in cattle, pigs, and poultry. Among the successful industries are the Beneficiary of Coffee and the Dairy Elaboration. There are paved access roads. Of note is a local archaeological site, the Piedra Pintada (Painted Stone), a rock inscrib ...
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Sacacoyo
Sacacoyo is a municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ... in the La Libertad department of El Salvador. History The name Sacacoyo comes from the Nahua phrase "En el camino de coyotes y zacate" (in the path of coyotes and grass) In 1890, Sacacoyo had a population of 1,870 people. In 1905, Sacacoyo was combined as part of Tepecoyo, but on 11 May 1907 was recreated as Sacacoyo by legislative decree. Geography Administrative divisions: Sacacoyo is made up of three cantons: * Ateos (historically Atehuan) * Buena Vista * La Montañita References Municipalities of the La Libertad Department (El Salvador) {{ElSalvador-geo-stub ...
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