San Vicente, El Salvador
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San Vicente | |
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Cathedral of Saint Vincent The Founding Tempisque tree Cathedral of San Vicente | |
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  San Vicente Location in El Salvador | |
| Coordinates: 13°38′43″N 88°47′03″W / 13.64528°N 88.78417°W | |
| Country |  El Salvador |
| Department | San Vicente Department |
| Established | 1824 |
| Area | |
• Total | 267.25 km2 (103.19 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 390 m (1,280 ft) |
| Population (2012) | |
• Total | 53,213 |
| • Density | 200/km2 (520/sq mi) |
| Website | Official website (in Spanish) |
San Vicente (Spanish pronunciation: [sam biˈsente]) is a municipality in the San Vicente department of El Salvador. It was founded by 50 Spanish families in 1635 under the Tempisque tree, which is still standing today. It is home to one of the largest maximum-security prisons, El Centro de Confinamiento del Terrorismo (CECOT), inaugurated on January 31, 2023.[1][2]
Historic sites
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One point of interest is the Tower of San Vicente, designed by French Architect Eugenio Basilio Crepiat (the Spanish version of his name), located at the center of the city in Cañas Park. It was damaged by an earthquake in 2001. Repairs have since been made, and the tower is once again the hub of many festivities. Another point of interest is water complex "Amapulapa" which is a water park that has multiple pools a water cascade and multiple restaurants and bars. The city has several local festivals, which take place at Cañas Park. Among these are the gastronomic festivals, which are usually held every month.
Religion
[edit]San Vicente is also the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of San Vicente.
Geography
[edit]San Vicente is situated in a volcanic region abounding in hot springs and geysers.[3]
El Salvador's second highest volcano, the San Vicente volcano (also known as "Chichontepec" or "Las Chiches"), is located next to the city.
References
[edit]- ^ Romero, Laura; Charalambous, Peter (March 26, 2025). "El Salvador prison holding alleged Venezuelan gang members has been criticized for alleged abuses". ABC News. Archived from the original on March 26, 2025. Retrieved April 1, 2025.
CECOT, one of Latin America's largest prisons, was opened as part of a crackdown on criminal gangs in El Salvador, whose incarceration rate is one of the highest in the world. The mega prison, [...]
- ^ Valencia, Roberto; Ventas, Leire; Carlos, García (March 17, 2025). "Cómo es el Cecot, la megacárcel en la que Bukele encerró a los cientos de venezolanos que el gobierno de Trump deportó a El Salvador desde Estados Unidos" [What is Cecot, the megaprison where Bukele incarcerated hundreds of Venezuelans that the Trump administration deported to El Salvador from the United States]. BBC News Mundo (in Spanish). Archived from the original on March 17, 2025. Retrieved April 1, 2025.
Se trata del Centro de Confinamiento del Terrorismo (Cecot), que fue inaugurado el 31 de enero de 2023 por el mandatario y que se ha convertido en un símbolo de su 'guerra contra las pandillas' y de la política de seguridad que le dio una popularidad sin precedentes a nivel nacional e internacional.
- ^ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). . Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
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