Cuilapa
Encyclopedia
Cuilapa, also known as Santa Rosa Cuilapa, is a town in Guatemala
. It serves as the capital of the department
of Santa Rosa
and as the administrative seat for the surrounding municipality of Cuilapa.
Cuilapa marks the midpoint of the American Continent.
Culiapa recently appeared in the news when the four police officers being held in Cuilapa's El Boquerón maximum security prison for the murders of three Salvadoran deputies of the Central American Parliament were themselves killed on February 25, 2007. The murders remain unresolved.
Guatemala
Guatemala is a country in Central America bordered by Mexico to the north and west, the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, Belize to the northeast, the Caribbean to the east, and Honduras and El Salvador to the southeast...
. It serves as the capital of the department
Departments of Guatemala
||Guatemala is divided into 22 departments :#Alta Verapaz#Baja Verapaz#Chimaltenango#Chiquimula#Petén#El Progreso#El Quiché#Escuintla#Guatemala#Huehuetenango#Izabal#Jalapa#Jutiapa#Quetzaltenango#Retalhuleu#Sacatepéquez...
of Santa Rosa
Santa Rosa Department
Santa Rosa Department may refer to:*Argentina**Santa Rosa Department, Catamarca**Santa Rosa Department, Mendoza*Guatemala**Santa Rosa Department, Guatemala...
and as the administrative seat for the surrounding municipality of Cuilapa.
Cuilapa marks the midpoint of the American Continent.
Culiapa recently appeared in the news when the four police officers being held in Cuilapa's El Boquerón maximum security prison for the murders of three Salvadoran deputies of the Central American Parliament were themselves killed on February 25, 2007. The murders remain unresolved.