What is "verapaz"

Verapaz (or Vera Paz') may refer to the following places and jurisdictions :

• Verapaz, Guatemala, a region of colonial Guatemala, now divided into :
  • Baja Verapaz Department, with its capital at Salamá
  • Alta Verapaz Department, with its capital at Cobán
  • and Roman Catholic Diocese of Vera Paz, with see in the above Cobán, covering both
• Verapaz, El Salvador, a municipality in El Salvador