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Municipality in La Libertad, El Salvador From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Quezaltepeque is a municipality in the La Libertad department of El Salvador.
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Quezaltepeque | |
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Municipality | |
![]() Street corner in Quezaltepeque | |
Coordinates: 13°50′N 89°16′W | |
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 forced the bird to migrate to other areas.[citation needed]
The local football club is named Juventud Alegre F.C. and it currently plays in the Salvadoran Third Division.
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