# Santa Rosa Department, Guatemala

Santa Rosa (Spanish pronunciation:) is a department in Guatemala. The capital is Cuilapa.

## History
### 1913 earthquake

On Saturday 8 March 1913, a magnitude 6.4 earthquake hit Santa Rosa, destroying its department capital, Cuilapa. Both the initial quake and the after shocks destroyed a lot of private homes, and also the cathedral and the prison, leaving behind significant human losses; similar destruction occurred at Barberena, Cerro Redondo, Llano Grande and El Zapote. Fraijanes, Pueblo Nuevo Viñas, Coatepeque and Jalpatagua were also affected. Around Cuilapa, there were landslides and road blockades, and even a long crack was reported at Los Esclavos hill.

## Municipalities

* Barberena
* Casillas
* Chiquimulilla
* Cuilapa
* Guazacapán
* Nueva Santa Rosa
* Oratorio
* Pueblo Nuevo Viñas
* San Juan Tecuaco
* San Rafael Las Flores
* Santa Cruz Naranjo
* Santa María Ixhuatán
* Santa Rosa de Lima
* Taxisco

## Geography

Santa Rosa water systems :
| Type | Name | Location |
| Rivers | Negro, Los Achiotes, Tapalapa, Los Vados, San Antonio, Las Cañas, La Plata, Utapa, Amapa, El Panal, Las Marías, El Amarillo, Aguacinapa, Las Margaritas, Utema, Urayala | Santa Rosa Department |
| Rivers | Paso Hondo River | |
| Rivers | María Linda | Border with Escuintla Department |
| Rivers | Los Esclavos River | Cuilapa, Mataquescuintla |
| Rivers | Canal de Chiquimulilla | Chiquimulillal| |
| Rivers | Ojiveros creek | |
| Rivers | Paso Caballos creek | |
| Ponds | Ayarza | Casillas and San Rafael Las Flores |
| Ponds | Ixpaco | Ixpaco Village, Pueblo Nuevo Viñas |
| Ponds | Ojo de Agua | Nueva Santa Rosa |
| Ponds | Laguna Pereira | Santa Rosa de Lima |
| Ponds | Laguna El Pino | Barberena and Santa Cruz Naranjo |
| Ponds | La Palmilla | Taxisco |
| Ponds | Tamarindo Viejo | La Avellana, Taxisco |

## Culture
### Municipal fairs

Santa Rosa municipal fairs :
| Municipality | Days | In honor of |
| Barberena | 1 to 6 January | Virgen de la Merced |
| Casillas | 12 to 16 January | Esquipulas Black Christ |
| Chiquimulilla | 30 April to 4 May | Holy Cross |
| Cuilapa | 24 to 25 December | Baby Jesus |
| Cuilapa | 1 to 8 de August | Señor de los Portentos |
| Guazacapán | 6 to 11 December | Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary |
| Nueva Santa Rosa | 12 to 18 November,(variable) | Cristo Rey |
| Oratorio | 28 February to 3 Marzo | Holy Family |
| Pueblo Nuevo Viñas | 18 to 23 January | Esquipulas Black Christ |
| San Juan Tecuaco | 22 to 26 January | Saint John the Baptist |
| San Rafael Las Flores | 22 to 26 October | Saint Raphael Archangel |
| Santa Cruz Naranjo | 1 to 5 May | Holy Cross |
| Santa María Ixhuatán | 13 to 17 December | Virgin Mary |
| Santa Rosa de Lima | 27 to 31 August | Santa Rosa de Lima |
| Taxisco | 12 to 18 January | Esquipulas Black Christ |

## Tourism

Santa Rosa tourist and archeological attractions :
| Attraction | Name | Location |
| Ponds | Ayarza | Casillas and San Rafael Las Flores |
| Ponds | El Pino | Cerinal, Barberena and Santa Cruz Naranjo |
| Ponds | Ixpaco | Tecuamburro, Pueblo Nuevo Viñas |
| Ponds | Tamarindo Viejo | La Avellana, Taxisco |
| Volcanoes | Tecuamburro | Tecuamburro |
| Volcanoes | Jumaytepeqe | Nueva Santa Rosa |
| Volcanoes | Cruz Quemada | Ixhuatán |
| Volcanoes | Cerro Redondo | Cerinal and Santa Cruz Naranjo |
| Colonial monuments | "Los Esclavos" colonial bridge | Cuilapa |
| Colonial monuments | Colonial parish and Santa Rosa de Lima Temple | Cuilapa |
| Colonial monuments | Jumaytepeqe Colonial Catholic Church | Nueva Santa Rosa |
| Colonial monuments | La Ermita worship center | Nueva Santa Rosa |
| Waterfalls | Los Chorritos | Espitia Real, Nueva Santa Rosa |
| Waterfalls | El Inamo | Estanzuelas, Nueva Santa Rosa |
| Waterfalls | Las Margaritas Falls | Tecuaco, Oratorio and Ixhuatán |
| Waterfalls | Osmawal warefal | Tecuamburro |
| Caves | Los Serafines Cave | Santa Cruz Naranjo |
| Caves | Cave of El Común | Jumaytepeqe, Nueva Santa Rosa |
| Caves | La Eduvijes Cave | Santa Rosa de Lima |
| Beaches | Las Lisas, La Bocabarra and Chapetón | Chiquimulilla |
| Beaches | Hawaii and Monterrico | Monterrico, Guatemala |
| Archeological sites |
| Archeological sites | Casas Viejas, Los Cerritos, Santa María Los Ujuxtales, Colinas de San Osmardín and Santa Clara | Chiquimulilla |
| Archeological sites | Ixpaco | Pueblo Nuevo Viñas |
| Archeological sites | Arada Nueva | Oratorio |
| Archeological sites | El Jobo y Tacuilula | Taxisco |

## Geographic location

vtePlaces adjacent to Santa Rosa Department, Guatemala :
Guatemala Department
Jalapa Department
Escuintla Department
Santa Rosa
Jutiapa Department
Pacific Ocean :