Santa Tecla

American  

[san-tuh tek-luh, sahn-tah te-klah] / ˈsæn tə ˈtɛk lə, ˈsɑn tɑ ˈtɛ klɑ /

noun

1. a city in SW El Salvador, just SW of San Salvador.

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Example Sentences

Santa Tecla Mayor Henry Flores said the crews had destroyed nearly 80 tombstones in the municipal cemetery and erased gang-related graffiti.

From Seattle Times

“I don’t understand that about the constitution, but the man is doing a good job, he‘s finishing with the gangs, and yes I support him,” said Estela Sánchez, a produce vendor in the San Salvador suburb of Santa Tecla.

From Seattle Times

In a leafy park in front of Santa Tecla’s municipal market and short distance from San Jose El Pino, Adela Maravilla Ceballos walked with her groceries on a recent morning.

From Seattle Times

At an entrance to the San Jose El Pino neighborhood in Santa Tecla near the capital Tuesday, soldiers wearing masks and carrying rifles stopped everyone entering and leaving, searched cars and backpacks and required identification documents.

From Seattle Times

María’s son, José Luis, was one of those detained at random, while he and his mother were at their home in Santa Tecla, near San Salvador, the capital.

From New York Times