Santa Rosa Department, Guatemala
Santa Rosa (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈsanta ˈrosa]) is a department in Guatemala. The capital is Cuilapa.
History
1913 earthquake
On Saturday 8 March 1913 and magnitude 6.4 earthquake hit Santa Rosa, destroying its department capital, Cuilapa.[1] Both the initial quake and the replicas destroyed a lot of private homes, and also the cathedral and the prison, leaving behind significant human losses; similar destruction occurred at Barberena, Cerro Redondo, Llano Grande and El Zapote.[1] Fraijanes, Pueblo Nuevo Viñas, Coatepeque and Jalpatagua were also affected.[1] Around Cuilapa, there were landslides and road blockades, and even a long crack was reported at Los Esclavos hill.[1]
Municipalities
- Barberena
- Casillas
- Chiquimulilla
- Cuilapa
- Guazacapán
- Nueva Santa Rosa
- Oratorio
- Pueblo Nuevo Viñas
- San Juan Tecuaco
- San Rafael Las Flores
- Santa Cruz Naranjo
- Santa María Ixhuatán
- Santa Rosa de Lima
- Taxisco[2]
Geography
Santa Rosa water systems[2]
Type |
Name |
Location |
Rivers |
Negro, Los Achiotes, Tapalapa, Los Vados, San Antonio, Las Cañas, La Plata, Utapa, Amapa, El Panal, Las Marías, El Amarillo, Aguacinapa, Las Margaritas, Utema, Urayala | Santa Rosa Department |
Paso Hondo River | |
María Linda | Border with Escuintla Department |
Los Esclavos River | Cuilapa, Mataquescuintla |
Canal de Chiquimulilla | Chiquimulillal| |
Ojiveros creek | |
Paso Caballos creek | |
Ponds |
Ayarza | Casillas and San Rafael Las Flores |
Ixpaco |
Ixpaco Village, Pueblo Nuevo Viñas |
Ojo de Agua | Nueva Santa Rosa |
Laguna Pereira | Santa Rosa de Lima |
Laguna El Pino | Barberena and Santa Cruz Naranjo |
La Palmilla | Taxisco |
Tamarindo Viejo | La Avellana, Taxisco |
Culture
Municipal fairs
Tourism
Santa Rosa tourist and archeological attractions
Attraction |
Name |
Location |
Ponds |
Ayarza | Casillas and San Rafael Las Flores |
El Pino | Cerinal, Barberena and Santa Cruz Naranjo |
Ixpaco | Tecuamburro, Pueblo Nuevo Viñas |
Tamarindo Viejo | La Avellana, Taxisco |
Volcanoes |
Tecuamburro | Tecuamburro |
Jumaytepeqe | Nueva Santa Rosa |
Cruz Quemada | Ixhuatán |
Cerro Redondo | Cerinal and Santa Cruz Naranjo |
Colonial monuments |
"Los Esclavos" colonial bridge | Cuilapa |
Colonial parish and Santa Rosa de Lima Temple | Cuilapa |
Jumaytepeqe Colonial Catholic Church | Nueva Santa Rosa |
La Ermita worship center | Nueva Santa Rosa |
Watefalls |
Los Chorritos | Espitia Real, Nueva Santa Rosa |
El Inamo | Estanzuelas, Nueva Santa Rosa |
Las Margaritas Falls | Tecuaco, Oratorio and Ixhuatán |
Osmawal warefal | Tecuamburro |
Caves |
Los Serafines Cave | Santa Cruz Naranjo |
Cave of El Común | Jumaytepeqe, Nueva Santa Rosa |
La Eduvijes Cave | Santa Rosa de Lima |
Beaches |
Las Lisas, La Bocabarra and Chapetón | Chiquimulilla |
Hawaii and Monterrico | Monterrico |
Archeological sites |
Casas Viejas, Los Cerritos, Santa María Los Ujuxtales, Colinas de San Osmardín and Santa Clara | Chiquimulilla |
Ixpaco | Pueblo Nuevo Viñas |
Arada Nueva | Oratorio |
El Jobo y Tacuilula | Taxisco |
Geographic location
Adjacent places of Santa Rosa Department, Guatemala |
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See also
Notes and references
References
Bibliography
External links