Quezaltepeque, La Libertad

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

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

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 made the bird migrate to other areas.^{[citation needed]}

People

• Alfonso Quijada Urías (born 1940) Poet
• Salvador Sánchez Cerén (born 1944) President of Salvador 2014-2019

Sports

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

Notable people

• Darwin Ceren, Salvadoran footballer who plays for Houston Dynamo who also captains the El Salvador National football team.

 

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Also known as ( San Nuegado El Santo Patron de los Impuestos )