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Municipality in San Vicente Department, El Salvador From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Verapaz is a municipality in the San Vincente department of El Salvador. Verapaz means 'true peace' (from Spanish 'verdadera' [true] and 'paz' [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.[1]
Verapaz | |
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Municipality | |
Coordinates: 13°39′N 88°52′W | |
Country | El Salvador |
Department | San Vicente Department |
Elevation | 2,162 ft (659 m) |
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