Comasagua

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

Comasagua
Municipality
Comasagua is located in El Salvador
Comasagua
Comasagua
Location in El Salvador
Coordinates: 13°38′N 89°23′W
Country El Salvador
DepartmentLa Libertad
Elevation
3,307 ft (1,008 m)

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]

  • Panoramic view from local Restaurant.
    Panoramic view from local Restaurant.
  • Streets of Comasagua
    Streets of Comasagua
  • Central Market of Comasagua
    Central Market of Comasagua
  • Town hall 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
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Comasagua.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.