Barberena
| Barberena | |
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| Municipality of Guatemala | |
 Barberena
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| Coordinates: 14°19′N 90°22′W / 14.317°N 90.367°W | |
| Country |
 Guatemala
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| Department |
 Santa Rosa
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| Government | |
| • Mayor (2016–2020) | Víctor Jiménez |
| Climate | Aw |
Barberena is a municipality in Santa Rosa department of Guatemala. Filled with local vendors and stores selling American goods, Barberena is a small town typical of the Guatemalan countryside.
Due to its close proximity to many rural communities, Barberena plays a central role in the local economy, especially as a point of exchange for agricultural goods and manufactured products. The crime rate is especially high, as in much of Guatemala.
On Saturday 8 March 1913 and magnitude 6.4 earthquake hit Santa Rosa, destroying its department capital, Cuilapa. Both the initial quake and the replicas 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, Pueblo Nuevo Viñas, Coatepeque and Jalpatagua were also affected. Around Cuilapa, there were landslides and road blockades, and even a long crack was reported at Los Esclavos hill.
Barberena tropical climate (Köppen: Aw).
Barberena is surrounded by Santa Rosa Department municipalities, except on the West, where it borders with Escuintla Department:
Coordinates: 14°19′N 90°22′W / 14.317°N 90.367°W
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