Verapaz
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  Verapaz Location in El Salvador | |
| Coordinates: 13°39′N 88°52′W / 13.650°N 88.867°W / 13.650; -88.867 | |
| Country |  El Salvador |
| Department | San Vicente Department |
| Elevation | 2,162 ft (659 m) |
Verapaz is a municipality in the San Vincente departmentofEl 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 Moment magnitude scale on 13 February 2001 and the 2009 Salvador floods and mudslides in November 2009.[1]
13°39′N 88°52′W / 13.650°N 88.867°W / 13.650; -88.867
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