El Paraíso is a

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...

in the Chalatenango of El Salvador. El Paraiso has many towns, including El Arenal, La Angostura, El Desvio, Santa Bárbara, Calle Nueva, El tamarindo, and Coyotera. El Paraíso has one of three natural reservation of department Chalatenango is located in El arenal. El Paraiso has two rivers: El Rio Grande, and El rio de la Arenal. A

massacre A massacre is the killing of a large number of people or animals, especially those who are not involved in any fighting or have no way of defending themselves. A massacre is generally considered to be morally unacceptable, especially when per ...

of 8 Dutch journalists and FMLN guerrillas occurred near El Paraíso on 17 March 1982.

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Municipalities of the Chalatenango Department {{ElSalvador-geo-stub