La Libertad Department
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La Libertad is one of the departments of El Salvador
Departments of El Salvador
||A list of the departments of El Salvador in alphabetical order.Department :# Ahuachapán # Cabañas # Chalatenango # Cuscatlán # La Libertad # La Paz...

 and is located in the southwest of the country. The capital is Santa Tecla
Santa Tecla, El Salvador
Santa Tecla is a municipality in the La Libertad department of El Salvador. It is the capital of the department of La Libertad.The city was named after Saint Thecla who was a saint of the early Christian Church, and a reported follower of Paul of Tarsus in the 1st century AD...

. It has 1,653 km² and a population of more than 780,400 people. It was classified as a department on January 28, 1865. The population was settled on the Ulliman Plains, which is where rubber is harvested. The city was called "Nueva Ciudad de San Salvador" (New City of San Salvador) and made the department's capital on the same date as the department was declared.The department's capital was renamed Santa Tecla on December 22, 2003. The agricultural products that are cultivated are the basic grains, balsam, sugar cane, coffee, grass, hortenses plants, cocoa, and fruits. They also develop the bovine, equine and pig cattle, the raising of poultries and the beekeeping. It also stands out the textile industry and the productions of candles, soaps, furniture, clothes, footwear, dairy products, and many diverse products and liquors.

At 12 km. to the west of the capital city, in a valley at 923 meters above the sea level is located the well-known town with the name of Santa Tecla whose official name is Nueva San Salvador. Because of the fact of being between on the sides of Quezaltepeque or Volcano of San Salvador and a low and picturesque mountain, in poetic language it’s designated as “The city of the hills”. The earthquake of April 16, 1854 destroyed the capital city from its foundations. Facing those moving debris, the president José María San Martín settled the government's new headquarters in the plain of Santa Tecla. The decree was emitted the following August 8, but it was not until the Christmas Day of the same year that the neighbors took possession of the place and they swore vicinity. It was ascended to the category of departmental head on January 28, 1865. The picturesque parks “Daniel Hernandez”, with the bust in marble of the great educator, and “San Martín”, with a monument erected celebrating the centennial of the city of Nueva San Salvador, are located in Santa Tecla. It possesses beautiful modern and old churches: The parish of Concepción and the neo-gothic Carmen’s Church, built at the end of the past century by the architect, sculptor, and painter Pascacio Gonzales.

Municipalities

  1. Antiguo Cuscatlán
    Antiguo Cuscatlan
    Antiguo Cuscatlán is a municipality in the La Libertad department of El Salvador, southwest of San Salvador and to the east of Santa Tecla. Antiguo Cuscatlán is considered the richest and most urban municipality inside the "Metropolitan Area of San Salvador" as well as in the whole country.It...

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

  3. Ciudad Arce
    Ciudad Arce
    Ciudad Arce is a municipality in the La Libertad department of El Salvador. It is approximately northwest of the national capital, San Salvador. It is named after Manuel José Arce....

  4. Colón
    Colón, La Libertad
    Colón is a municipality in the La Libertad department of El Salvador.Colón is surrounded by the municipalities of Santa Tecla, Quezaltepeque, San Juan Opico, Ciudad Arce, Sacacoyo y talnique...

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

  6. Huizúcar
    Huizúcar
    Huizúcar is a municipality in the La Libertad department of El Salvador. The town of Huizucar is the head of the district of the same name in the department of La Libertad, at 23 km. away from San Salvador and with an elevation of 640 meters over the sea level....

  7. Jayaque
    Jayaque
    Jayaque is a municipality in the La Libertad department of El Salvador. According to the 2007 census, Jayaque has a population of 11,058. It covers an area of approximately and has an altitude of at its highest elevation...

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

  9. La Libertad
    La Libertad, La Libertad
    La Libertad is a municipality located in El Salvador namesake and one of the main sights of this country. According to official census of 2007, has a population of inhabitants.-History:...

  10. Nuevo Cuscatlán
    Nuevo Cuscatlán
    Nuevo Cuscatlán is a municipality in the La Libertad department of El Salvador. It is situated on the outskirts of the city of Santa Tecla....

  11. Opico
    Opico
    Opico is a municipality in the La Libertad department of El Salvador.It is located 42 kilometers from San Salvador, capital of the republic. The municipality has an area of 218 km² and a population of 74,280 inhabitants; according to the 2007 census it is ranked No. 13 in population...

  12. Quezaltepeque
    Quezaltepeque, La Libertad
    Quezaltepeque is a municipality in the La Libertad department of El Salvador. It is located about 15 km from San Salvador. Quezaltepeque is a modern city that has a little bit of everything, from shops, restaurants to swimming spots. It has one of the largest prisons in El Salvador, which...

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

  14. San José Villanueva
    San José Villanueva
    San Jose Villanueva is a small municipality in the Department of La Libertad, El Salvador. San Jose Villanueva has a population of 14,000 inhabitants and 9,896 inhabitants...

  15. San Matías
    San Matías, La Libertad
    San Matías is a municipality in La Libertad. In Central America Departamentos mean "States or Provinces", department of El Salvador.A small town where in around February held festive celebrations to show their love for the village and the saint San Matias. There are rodeos and coronations of the...

  16. San Pablo Tacachico
    San Pablo Tacachico
    San Pablo Tacachico is a municipality in the La Libertad department of El Salvador....

  17. Santa Tecla
    Santa Tecla, El Salvador
    Santa Tecla is a municipality in the La Libertad department of El Salvador. It is the capital of the department of La Libertad.The city was named after Saint Thecla who was a saint of the early Christian Church, and a reported follower of Paul of Tarsus in the 1st century AD...

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

  19. Tamanique
    Tamanique
    Tamanique is a municipality in the La Libertad department of El Salvador. About 17 miles northwest of El Puerto La Libertad. Tamanique is known for coffee growing and avacodo trees. Population 5,000 including surrounding areas....

  20. Teotepeque
    Teotepeque
    Teotepeque is a municipality in the La Libertad department of El Salvador. Its geographical coordinates are 13° 35' 7" North, 89° 31' 6" West. The name Teotepeque comes from the Nahuat word for "Mountain of God." Agustín Farabundo Martí Rodríguez, for whom the FMLN or Farabundo Marti National...

  21. Tepecoyo
    Tepecoyo
    Tepecoyo is a municipality in the La Libertad department of El Salvador, situated 30 minutes from Santa Tecla.-Tradition:Tepecoyo is a very old and traditional town like every other Pipil settlement. It was founded by only four families....

  22. Zaragoza
    Zaragoza, La Libertad
    Zaragoza is a municipality in the La Libertad department of El Salvador.Zaragoza is a small city between the city of El Puerto and Santa Tecla. It is the third largest city in the department of La Libertad. The city has developed an important growth during the last 20 years, due to the suburban...


Gastronomy

The Port of La Libertad and its restaurants are considered a famous place for their typical plates: shrimp cocktails, fish ceviches, fresh oysters, and snails. Also, the cluster of tourism of the port of La Libertad celebrates the Gastronomic Festival that is distinguished annually because each restaurant exposes its best menu for sale. During the Festival, combo music livens up the whole day in the sector of the beaches.

Archeological Site "Joya De Cerén"

This archeological site is considered the most important all over the Mayan world, since it is the only place that reflects the way in which our ancestors lived 1,400 years ago. It was declared “World Heritage” by the UNESCO in 1993. Joya de Cerén was a village that was buried by the eruption of the volcano Loma Caldera in the year 600 A.D. The volcanic lava petrified the houses of the residents and it was until 1976 when it was accidentally discovered.

Archeological Site "The Bell Of San Andres"

To the right side of the Pan-American highway and on the left margin of the Rio Sucio, 25 km. away from Nueva San Salvador, are located the ruins of the ceremonial center of the Bell of San Andres. This archeological area consists of three pyramids, the biggest of 10 m. high that begins the form of bell and of other much deteriorated constructions, covered of red gravel, porous stone, and ashes thrown by the volcano El Playón, in 1917.
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