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 | |
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  Quezaltepeque Location in El Salvador | |
| 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]
People
- Darwin Cerén (born 1989), Salvadoran footballer who plays for C.D Águilla and the El Salvador national football team
- Manuel Flores Cornejo (born 1965),[1] Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front (FMLN) 2024 presidential candidate
- Alfonso Quijada Urías (born 1940), poet
- Salvador Sánchez Cerén (born 1944), president of El Salvador (2014–2019)
Sports
The local football club is named Juventud Alegre F.C. and it currently plays in the Salvadoran Third Division.
References
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