Quezaltepeque, El Salvador

Quezaltepeque
Municipality
Street corner in Quezaltepeque
Street corner in Quezaltepeque
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Quezaltepeque is located in El Salvador
Quezaltepeque
Quezaltepeque
Location in El Salvador
Coordinates: 13°50′N 89°16′W / 13.833°N 89.267°W / 13.833; -89.267
CountryEl Salvador
DepartmentLa Libertad
Elevation
1,401 ft (427 m)

Quezaltepeque is a municipality in the La Libertad department of El Salvador.

It is located about 15 km from San Salvador.

The word Quezaltepeque is a Nahuat word meaning "hills of quetzal." A quetzal is a bird that used to live around the area of Quezaltepeque. High levels of deforestation forced the bird to migrate to other areas.[citation needed]

People

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Sports

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The local football club is named Juventud Alegre F.C. and it currently plays in the Salvadoran Third Division.

References

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  1. ^ "Quezaltepeque, El Lugar Donde Nací" [Quezaltepeque, The Place I Was Born]. Manuel El Chino Flores.com (in Spanish). 1 April 2018. Archived from the original on 16 August 2018. Retrieved 10 July 2023.