Jump to content

Quezaltepeque, El Salvador

Coordinates: 13°50′N 89°16′W / 13.833°N 89.267°W / 13.833; -89.267
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by 181.189.181.9 (talk) at 02:44, 26 May 2018. The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Quezaltepeque
Municipality
Flag of Quezaltepeque
Flag
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. Quezaltepeque is a modern city that has a little bit of everything, from shops, restaurants to swimming spots.

The word Quezaltepeque is a Nahuatl 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

Sports

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


Wikimedia Commons has media related to Quezaltepeque.


Stub icon

This El Salvador location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Quezaltepeque,_El_Salvador&oldid=842990279"