Comasagua

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Comasagua
Municipality
Comasagua Skyline LL el Salvador 2012.jpg
Coat of arms of Comasagua
Coat of arms
Comasagua is located in El Salvador
Comasagua
Comasagua
Location in El Salvador
Coordinates: 13°38′N 89°23′W / 13.633°N 89.383°W / 13.633; -89.383Coordinates: 13°38′N 89°23′W / 13.633°N 89.383°W / 13.633; -89.383
Country El Salvador
DepartmentLa Libertad
Elevation
3,307 ft (1,008 m)

Comasagua is a municipality in the La Libertad department of El Salvador.

During the January 2001 El Salvador earthquake, a landslide wiped out the only road leading to Comasagua, constraining relief efforts.[1] The town was also at the center of destruction during the 1982 El Salvador earthquake.[2]

Gallery[]

  • Panoramic view from local Restaurant.

  • Streets of Comasagua

  • Comasagua Calles 2 LL El Salvador 2012.jpg

  • Central Market of Comasagua

  • Town hall of Comasagua

Notes[]

  1. ^ Le Val Lund and Carl Sepponen, ed. (2002). Lifeline Performance of El Salvador Earthquakes of January 13 and February 13, 2001. Reston, VA: ASCE, TCLEE. ISBN 9780784406625. Archived from the original on January 12, 2013. Retrieved July 24, 2012.
  2. ^ Bommer, J. J.; Benito, M. B.; Ciudad-Real, M.; Lemoine, A.; López-Menjı́Var, M. A.; Madariaga, R.; Mankelow, J.; Méndez De Hasbun, P.; Murphy, W.; Nieto-Lovo, M.; Rodrı́Guez-Pineda, C. E.; Rosa, H. (2002), "The el Salvador earthquakes of January and February 2001: Context, characteristics and implications for seismic risk" (PDF), Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, 22 (5): 391, doi:10.1016/S0267-7261(02)00024-6, archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-10-08


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