Santa Rosa () is a

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. The capital is

Cuilapa Cuilapa, also known as Santa Rosa Cuilapa, is a town, with a population of 41,359 (2018 census), in Guatemala. It serves as the capital of the department of Santa Rosa and as the administrative seat for the surrounding municipality of Cuilapa. ...

History

1913 earthquake

On Saturday 8 March 1913 and magnitude 6.4 earthquake hit Santa Rosa, destroying its department capital,

. Both the initial quake and the after shocks destroyed a lot of private homes, and also the cathedral and the prison, leaving behind significant human losses; similar destruction occurred at Barberena, Cerro Redondo, Llano Grande and El Zapote.

Fraijanes Fraijanes is a town, with a population of 44,117 (2018 census), and a municipality in the Guatemala department of Guatemala. It is known for its fine tasting coffee, which is slightly more acidic than that of Antigua Guatemala. History Archbis ...

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, Coatepeque and

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were also affected. Around Cuilapa, there were landslides and road blockades, and even a long crack was reported at Los Esclavos hill.

Municipalities

# Barberena # Casillas #

Chiquimulilla Chiquimulilla is a town and municipality in the Santa Rosa department of Guatemala. It is located about from the Pacific coast. The town is an important regional trade location and junction. The most important products are leather goods. The ...

# Guazacapán #

Nueva Santa Rosa Nueva Santa Rosa () is a town and municipality in the Santa Rosa department of Guatemala. The municipality has a population of 36,464 (2018 census) and cover an area of 147 km2. The town of Nueva Santa Rosa is located from Guatemala City and ...

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San Juan Tecuaco San Juan Tecuaco () is a municipality in the Santa Rosa department of Guatemala. History The municipality was founded around 1800 by the Xincas, an almost extinct tribe indigenous to the area. San Juan Tecuaco is located in the southeast of Gua ...

San Rafael Las Flores San Rafael Las Flores is a municipality in the Santa Rosa Department of Guatemala. As of 2020 has a population of 13,620. The El Escobal silver mine, operated by Pan American Silver, is nearby. The community of San Rafael Las Flores has been hea ...

Santa Cruz Naranjo Santa Cruz Naranjo is a municipality in the Santa Rosa department of Guatemala Guatemala ( ; ), officially the Republic of Guatemala ( es, República de Guatemala, links=no), is a country in Central America. It is bordered to the north and ...

Santa María Ixhuatán Santa María Ixhuatán is a municipality in the Santa Rosa department of Guatemala Guatemala ( ; ), officially the Republic of Guatemala ( es, República de Guatemala, links=no), is a country in Central America. It is bordered to the nort ...

# Santa Rosa de Lima #

Taxisco Taxisco is a town and municipality in the Santa Rosa department of Guatemala. It is located near the shoreline of the Pacific Ocean. Taxisco was the birthplace of Juan José Arévalo, who served as President of the Republic from 1945 to 1951. ...

History

1913 earthquake

Municipalities

Geography

Culture

Municipal fairs

Tourism

Geographic location

See also

Notes and references

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