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was fatally wounded and murdered in the bloody battle of April 2, 1885. It also possesses an old-fashioned church of pure colonial style. It is a beautiful architectural jewel consecrated to the patron of the city of
Santiago Apostol whose lyric representation on horseback crowns the dome of the Catholic Church.
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It is situated 15 kilometers west from Santa Ana city, in the valley of
Cuscachapa. The 'El Trapiche' pool is in the countryside of the city, filled with fresh and transparent waters; and the Mayan structure of Casa Blanca, which exhibits the rock on which General Justo Rufino Barrios from Guatemala
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include a main pyramidal structure 23 meters in height (the inferior structures are still buried) located in a block and forming two truncated pyramids to the west. It has eight pilasters with chiseled figures. Northernmost, there are other complex constructions and a memorial dance ground with
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Chalchuapa, which in
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On the western flank of Ku or
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Tazumal, Pampe, Trapiche, Casa Blanca, and Las
Victorias; also, Cuzcachapa Lagoon. These pre-Columbian vestiges are scattered in an area of 6 square km.
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ladders. The 'Ball Game' field, almost totally destroyed, used to be located in the current cemetery area.
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An important battle took place in
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308:Chalchuapa
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134:Population
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57:Chalchuapa
23:Chalchuapa
444:Landmarks
383:Geography
348:Santa Ana
289:Santa Ana
287:Capital:
471:Category
328:Masahuat
318:El Congo
167:Overview
333:Metapán
218:89°41′W
215:13°59′N
181:Tazumal
107:Country
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79:13°59′N
395:Chingo
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