The city is named after St. Rose of Lima, born on 1586 in Lima (Peru). Its "fiestas patronales" are during the month of August, when the city gets full of vendors from around the country selling a wide range of articles and food.[citation needed]
The city is also known as the "capital of commerce" in La Unión and is famous for its cheese, gold and livestock trade. And they have a big commerce of cows, pigs and clothing. Santa Rosa de Lima is a city which is the heart of commerce. The city has many fast food places and traditional also like the famous pupusas. The city is located a few kilometers from the Honduras border. During the Honduras/El Salvador war in the late 60's, the city got hundreds of expatriated Salvadorans from Honduras. At which time, there ensued an economic depression that lasted just before the eruption of the civil war in 1979.[citation needed]
Geographyedit
The city is located between the Pacific Ocean plains and the northern mountains of the country. It is situated on a sloppy area south of the San Sebastian Peak, known for its gold ores. There is a small river that meanders through the city. This river is contaminated with oxides from the ex gold mine up north, trash and sewage from the city. The stream is mostly dry during summer but it swells through the winter. 30 kilometers to the west of the city lies the larger city of San Miguel, third largest city of the country and 50 kilometers to the south lies the port city of La Union.
santa, rosa, lima, salvador, santa, rosa, lima, municipality, unión, department, salvador, santa, rosa, limamunicipalitysanta, rosa, limalocation, salvadorcoordinates, 900country, salvadordepartmentla, unión, departmentelevation348, city, named, after, rose, l. Santa Rosa de Lima is a municipality in La Union Department of El Salvador Santa Rosa de LimaMunicipalitySanta Rosa de LimaLocation in El SalvadorCoordinates 13 37 N 87 54 W 13 617 N 87 900 W 13 617 87 900Country El SalvadorDepartmentLa Union DepartmentElevation348 ft 106 m The city is named after St Rose of Lima born on 1586 in Lima Peru Its fiestas patronales are during the month of August when the city gets full of vendors from around the country selling a wide range of articles and food citation needed Contents 1 Economy 2 Geography 3 Sport 4 External linksEconomy editThe city is also known as the capital of commerce in La Union and is famous for its cheese gold and livestock trade And they have a big commerce of cows pigs and clothing Santa Rosa de Lima is a city which is the heart of commerce The city has many fast food places and traditional also like the famous pupusas The city is located a few kilometers from the Honduras border During the Honduras El Salvador war in the late 60 s the city got hundreds of expatriated Salvadorans from Honduras At which time there ensued an economic depression that lasted just before the eruption of the civil war in 1979 citation needed Geography editThe city is located between the Pacific Ocean plains and the northern mountains of the country It is situated on a sloppy area south of the San Sebastian Peak known for its gold ores There is a small river that meanders through the city This river is contaminated with oxides from the ex gold mine up north trash and sewage from the city The stream is mostly dry during summer but it swells through the winter 30 kilometers to the west of the city lies the larger city of San Miguel third largest city of the country and 50 kilometers to the south lies the port city of La Union Sport editThe local professional football club is named C D Municipal Limeno and it currently plays in the Primera Division de Futbol de El Salvador External links edit nbsp Media related to Santa Rosa de Lima El Salvador at Wikimedia Commons nbsp This El Salvador location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Santa Rosa de Lima El Salvador amp oldid 1197027076, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
