Quezaltepeque,_La_Libertad

Quezaltepeque, El Salvador

Quezaltepeque, El Salvador

Municipality in La Libertad, El Salvador

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

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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

Sports

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

References

  1. [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.
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