Comasagua

Comasagua

Comasagua

Municipality in La Libertad, El Salvador

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

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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.
  • Streets of Comasagua
  • Central Market of Comasagua
  • Town hall of Comasagua

Notes

  1. [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. [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
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