CINQUERA:

Pueblo donde se vend�a cinqueado

This is a small Town situated about 70 km from San Salvador. Its average yearly tempeture is about 24 degrees celsius. Its infrastructure was destroyed in 95%. These pictures show the damage caused by the civil war only in this little town. This page was edited with the purpose of remembering this bantam and glorious town, were the vaste majority of people that were living there in the 70s-80s are now dead or dispersed worldwide.


The City Hall


This is the new City Hall of Cinquera the old
one was destroyed during the war

School


This is the new local school





My sister's house


The only double-flat building of Cinquera,
that "survived" the power of 200-kg
bombs

My childhood home


This was a typical sun-dried brik house.

A new home


This is a new local home

This is a non exploded bomb.
In this part of the country there are many
non exploded bombs. At the present
these bombs are without detonators
for security reasons.

The bell tower


This belfry is a witness of
Cinquera history.

The exit to Suchitoto (the neighboring city)
about 10 km from here is situated the artificial
reservoir and tourist center Sushitlan
This is a pretty good place for fishing.

The central park


The unique man-made recreation place is the tiny
park decorated with four almond trees.

The highest hill (la cueva de la Leona)


The nature and the relief of Cinquera.

People of Cinquera

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