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La Libertad
Shops along the seafront at La Libertad, El Salvador.
La Libertad
El Salvador
La Libertad, city and port, southwestern El Salvador. Its open roadstead port as well as its location south of San Salvador encouraged La Libertadās development in the 19th century as a shipping outlet for ābalsam of Peruāāa variety of balsam yielded from El Salvadorās coastal forests. During the early 20th century La Libertad was one of the countryās largest ports, but in 1976 it was closed to international commercial traffic. It remains an important fishing port. Agriculture (livestock raising, sugarcane, and cotton) and beach resort facilities augment fishing as important economic activities. Pop. (2005 est.) urban area, 20,100.
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