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| Nueva San Salvador |
(nw ´vä sän sälväth r´) (KEY) or Santa Tecla (sän´tä t´klä) (KEY) , city (1993 est. pop. 96,113), central El Salvador. It was founded in 1854 after the capital, San Salvador, was destroyed in an earthquake. San Salvador, 9 mi (14.5 km) away, was rebuilt, and Nueva San Salvador became a wealthy suburb. It is situated among coffee farms. |
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