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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Quezaltepeque, La Libertad

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.

People

Sports

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

References

  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.