Santiago Nonualco is a
municipality
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in
La Paz
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department
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of
El Salvador
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.
"Nonualco" means tribe of mutes ("tribo de mudos") in the native
Nahuat language
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.
[According to the Spanish language web site for the municipal government] There are three "Nonualcos" in the area, the other two are
San Juan Nonualco and
San Pedro Nonualco
San Pedro Nonualco is a municipality
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The te ...
.
Santiago Nonualco is a relatively poor community even by El Salvadoran standards. The primary historical economic activity has been subsistence farming and the cultivation of sugar cane, providing back-breaking work for those willing to bake in the sun swinging their "corvos," curved tobacco-knife like machetes, for a couple of dollars a day. Currently there are very few employers in the area. Santiago Nonualco has a small central market, a few modest stores (tiendas), diners (comedores), bars, doctor's office, pharmacy, a couple of dentists, a small bank (casa de credito), some lawyers, and not much else. The nearest factories are located near the airport at
El Pedregal
El Pedregal is a municipality located in the province of Guadalajara, Castile-La Mancha, Spain. According to the 2004 census (INE
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, about 25 minutes away by bus.
Warrior son
Santiago Nonualco has one famous native son, one warrior.
Anastasio "Indio" Aquino, gained fame leading an uprising against the Spanish in 1832-3. He led his insurgency from a cave located just north of what is now
El Salvador International Airport
El Salvador International Airport Saint Óscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdámez ( es, Aeropuerto Internacional de El Salvador San Óscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdámez), , previously known as Comalapa International Airport ( es, Aeropuerto Internacional d ...
. "La cueva de Indio Aquino" (Indio Aquino's cave) is a little-visited site located in
Cerro El Tigre overlooking the
Jiboa River and the airport. After a seven-month-long rebellion, Indio Aquino was captured and executed by firing squad in
San Vicente.
References
External links
Santiago Nonualco official website
{{La Paz Department (El Salvador)
Municipalities of the La Paz Department (El Salvador)