Perquín
Municipality in Morazán Department, El Salvador / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Perquín is a municipality in the Morazán department of El Salvador.
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Perquín | |
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Municipality | |
Coordinates: 13°57′N 88°10′W | |
Country | El Salvador |
Department | Morazán Department |
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• Mayor | Imelda Maribel Sorto (ARENA) |
Elevation | 3,665 ft (1,117 m) |
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It is home to the Museum of the Revolution, which contains artifacts and exhibits related to the Salvadoran Civil War. Exhibits include a recreation of Radio Venceremos, a civil war-era opposition radio station that was broadcast throughout the country and re-broadcast via short wave radio throughout the world during the 1980s. Today Radio Venceremos is a commercial radio station called la RV.
Perquin is surrounded by coffee plantations and green pinegroves and hosts an annual festival that takes place during the first week of August.[citation needed]