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Santa Tecla, La Libertad, El Salvador — Central America (West Coast)
 

Monument to the Victims of Las Colinas Landslide

 
 
Monument to the Victims of Las Colinas Landslide Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, May 24, 2015
1. Monument to the Victims of Las Colinas Landslide Marker
Inscription.  

Las Colinas
Monumento Memorial “Resurgiremos”
Manteniendo viva la esperanza!
En memoria de nuestros familiares y amigos/as fallecidos/as el 13 de enero de 2001.
Alcalde Carlos Palma y Concejo Municipal
Comité de afectados de Las Colinas, COMFEBA
13 Enero 2015

English translation:
Las Colinas
Memorial Monument “We Will Rise”
Maintaining hope alive! In memory of our family and friends that passed away here on January 13, 2001.
Mayor Carlos Palma and Municipal Board
Committee of Victims of Las Colinas, COMFEBA
January 13, 2015
 
Erected 2015.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Disasters. A significant historical date for this entry is January 13, 2001.
 
Location. 13° 39.941′ N, 89° 17.217′ W. Marker is in Santa Tecla, La Libertad. Marker is on Bulevar Sur, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Santa Tecla, La Libertad 01501, El Salvador. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Madre Clara Maria de Jesus Quiros (approx. 0.9 kilometers away); One Hundred Years Since the Founding of Santa Tecla
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(approx. 0.9 kilometers away); Kiosk of Daniel Hernández Plaza (approx. 0.9 kilometers away); Dr. Manuel Gallardo (approx. one kilometer away); Tribute to Santa Tecla (approx. one kilometer away); Adalberto Guirola Children’s Home (approx. one kilometer away); Santa Tecla Culture and Arts Center (approx. 1.1 kilometers away); El Cafetalón (approx. 1.2 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Santa Tecla.
 
Monument to the Victims of Las Colinas Landslide Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, May 24, 2015
2. Monument to the Victims of Las Colinas Landslide Marker
The previous municipal government of Santa Tecla was to install a monument to the disaster here, but it has yet to be installed.
Small monument to two victims of the landslide image. Click for full size.
Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, May 24, 2015
3. Small monument to two victims of the landslide
Las Colinas landslide image. Click for full size.
Photographed By US Geologic Survey, 2001
4. Las Colinas landslide
A January 13, 2001 earthquake of 7.6M caused a massive landslide in this part of Santa Tecla. Hundreds of people died in this landslide and due to other damage caused by the earthquake.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on April 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 25, 2015, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana. This page has been viewed 351 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on May 25, 2015, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.

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