Verapaz | |
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Municipality | |
Location in El Salvador | |
Coordinates: 13°39′N 88°52′W / 13.650°N 88.867°W | |
Country | El Salvador |
Department | San Vicente Department |
Elevation | 2,162 ft (659 m) |
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 Richter scale on the 13 February 2001 and the 2009 Salvador floods and mudslides in November 2009.
Coordinates: 13°39′N 88°52′W / 13.650°N 88.867°W