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Metapán is a city and municipality in the Santa Ana department of El Salvador. Metapán is situated in the northern part of the department, bordering Honduras and Guatemala. It is the second largest city in the department after Santa Ana and is divided between 29 ''cantones''. Geography The city of Metapán, next to the San Jose River, lies at 470 meters above sea level. It is located 46 kilometers north of Santa Ana city, connected via a paved highway. The municipality extends beyond the city and into the country surrounding the city. The major Hydroelectric Power station at the Guajoyo river is located in Metapán. The eastern side of Lake Güija is located in the municipality. History Metapán means in the Nahuatl language “River of The Maguey,” from ''met'' ( maguey) and ''apan'' (River). The area around the city was originally populated by Chʼortiʼ people. After the Spanish conquest and subsequent independence of the country, the city formed part of the Sonso ...
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Narciso Orellana
Narciso Oswaldo Orellana Guzmán (born 28 January 1995), commonly known as Chicho, is a Salvadoran professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Primera División club Alianza and the El Salvador national team. Debuting for Titán in 2010, Orellana quickly became a star of the club. He would eventually join Isidro Metapán in 2013, where he won three consecutive league titles in a row. Since joining Alianza in 2017, Orellana has won eight league titles, as well as making over 200 appearances and scoring 10 goals for the club. Orellana made his senior debut for El Salvador in August 2014 after previously being capped by El Salvador youth teams at under-20, under-21, and under-23 levels. He was chosen in El Salvador's squads for the CONCACAF Gold Cup in 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021, and 2023, as well as the Copa Centroamericana in 2014. Early life Orellana was born on 28 January 1995 in Texistepeque. His childhood was not easy, as he had to work hard from a yo ...
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Primera División De Fútbol De El Salvador
The Primera División de Fútbol Profesional de El Salvador (First Division of Professional Football of El Salvador), more commonly known as La Liga Mayor or La Primera, also known as Liga Pepsi for sponsorship reasons, is the top professional association football, football league in El Salvador. It was established in 1947, and in 2011 had 10 clubs. Initially the league was run as a year-long tournament, but since 1998 there are two tournaments each year, much like in many other football leagues in the Americas. The Apertura season runs from August to December, while the Clausura season runs from February to July. Of the 56 teams to have competed in the league, C.D. FAS, FAS has won the title 19 times, followed by Alianza F.C. (El Salvador), Alianza (18), C.D. Aguila, Aguila (17), C.D. Luis Angel Firpo, Firpo and A.D. Isidro Metapan, Isidro Metapan (10) Competition format La Liga Mayor follows the usual double Round-robin tournament, round-robin format. During the course of ...
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Metapán
Metapán is a city and municipality in the Santa Ana department of El Salvador. Metapán is situated in the northern part of the department, bordering Honduras and Guatemala. It is the second largest city in the department after Santa Ana and is divided between 29 ''cantones''. Geography The city of Metapán, next to the San Jose River, lies at 470 meters above sea level. It is located 46 kilometers north of Santa Ana city, connected via a paved highway. The municipality extends beyond the city and into the country surrounding the city. The major Hydroelectric Power station at the Guajoyo river is located in Metapán. The eastern side of Lake Güija is located in the municipality. History Metapán means in the Nahuatl language “River of The Maguey,” from ''met'' ( maguey) and ''apan'' (River). The area around the city was originally populated by Chʼortiʼ people. After the Spanish conquest and subsequent independence of the country, the city formed part of the Sonso ...
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Segunda División De El Salvador
The Segunda División de El Salvador (Second Division of El Salvador) is the second tier of football in El Salvador governed by the Federación Salvadoreña de Fútbol (FESFUT). Teams contest to promote to the Primera División. The winning sides of the annual Apertura and Clausura contest each other, the winner directly promotes to Primera División. The losing side of the match contest the last place team of Primera División to trigger promotion and relegation should the Primera División team lose to the Segunda División side. History The Salvadoran Football Federation decided to improve the quality and competitiveness of football. Segunda División, also called Liga B, was created in 1950 divided into two groups to contest within each group. The top sides of each group then contested in order that the winner directly promotes to Primera División. Category of Ascent was made of 12 teams, four teams in each zone: central, western and eastern. The founding 12 teams in ...
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El Salvador
El Salvador, officially the Republic of El Salvador, is a country in Central America. It is bordered on the northeast by Honduras, on the northwest by Guatemala, and on the south by the Pacific Ocean. El Salvador's capital and largest city is San Salvador. The country's population in 2024 was estimated to be 6 million according to a government census. Among the Mesoamerican nations that historically controlled the region are the Maya peoples, Maya, and then the Cuzcatlan, Cuzcatlecs. Archaeological monuments also suggest an early Olmec presence around the first millennium BC. In the beginning of the 16th century, the Spanish conquest of El Salvador, Spanish Empire conquered the Central American territory, incorporating it into the Viceroyalty of New Spain ruled from Mexico City. However, the Viceroyalty of New Spain had little to no influence in the daily affairs of the isthmus, which was colonized in 1524. In 1609, the area was declared the Captaincy General of Guatemala by the ...
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Lake Güija
Lake Güija is a lake in Central America. The lake is situated on the border between Guatemala and El Salvador and has an area of , of which approximately lies in El Salvador. Description The lake is of volcanic origin and was formed by a large basaltic lava flow from Volcán de San Diego in the San Diego volcanic field which blocked the Güija depression's original drainage. Lake Güija is fed by the Ostúa, Angue and Cusmapa rivers and is drained on its southeastern side by the río Desagüe, a tributary of the río Lempa. The lake is surrounded by the volcanic cones of the Mita, San Diego and Cerro Quemado. The Salvadoran side of the lake has several small isles: Teotipa, Cerro de Tule and Iguatepec, where a substantial number of pre-Columbian céramics have been discovered since excavations started in 1924. Bosque San Diego La Barra lies on the eastern side of the lake. World Heritage Status This site was added to the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List on September 21, ...
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Departments Of El Salvador
El Salvador is divided into 14 departments (Spanish: ''departamentos'') for administrative purposes, subdivided into 44 Municipalities of El Salvador, municipalities (''municipios'') and 262 districts. The country is a unitary state. History June 12, 1824: The first Salvadoran constitution within the Federal Republic of Central America establishes a territorial division of four departments, Sonsonate, San Salvador, San Vicente, and San Miguel. Sonsonate was formerly part of Guatemala before this point. 1833-1834: A short lived Department of Tejutla was established from the districts of Metapán and Tejutla in San Salvador. January 22, 1835: The Federal District of San Salvador is separated both from San Salvador department and from the State of Salvador. The remainder of San Salvador department is renamed to Cuscatlan, and Metapan district is transferred to Sonsonate department. May 17, 1839: Cuscatlán's Olocuitla district and San Vicente's Zacatecoluca district are combin ...
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Santa Ana Department
Santa Ana () is a department of El Salvador El Salvador, officially the Republic of El Salvador, is a country in Central America. It is bordered on the northeast by Honduras, on the northwest by Guatemala, and on the south by the Pacific Ocean. El Salvador's capital and largest city is S ... in the northwest of the country. The capital is Santa Ana, one of the largest cities in El Salvador. The Santa Ana Volcano is located in this department. History Geography Municipalities Santa Ana is divided into 13 districts and 4 municipalities: # Santa Ana Centro # Santa Ana Este # Santa Ana Norte # Santa Ana Oeste Districts References External links Directorio Municipal de la Fundación Dr. Guillermo Manuel UngoEl Salvador at GeoHive {{Authority control Departments of El Salvador States and territories established in 1855 1855 establishments in El Salvador ...
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Leones De Metapan
Asociacion Deportiva Metapaneca Leones de Occidente are a Salvadoran professional football club based in Metapan, El Salvador. History On2015 the club had purchased the spot of C.D. Guadulapano spot to be able to compete in the newly increased second division. Personnel Current technical staff List of coaches * Edwin Portillo Edwin Ernesto Portillo (born November 17, 1962, in Metapán) is a former Salvadoran professional footballer and current manager. Coaching career CESSA In 1996, he began his coaching career with CESSA, now called Isidro Metapán. Fuerte San Fra ... (May 2015–) References External links * https://web.archive.org/web/20150708064003/http://adleonesdeoccidente.com/ * http://www.futboldelsalvador.com/2015/03/nuevo-proyecto-de-fubtol-en-metapan.html * http://metapanecos.com/asociacion-deportiva-leones-de-occidente-un-nuevo-proyecto-futbolistico/ {{Segunda División de Fútbol Salvadoreño Football clubs in El Salvador Association football clubs ...
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Guatemala
Guatemala, officially the Republic of Guatemala, is a country in Central America. It is bordered to the north and west by Mexico, to the northeast by Belize, to the east by Honduras, and to the southeast by El Salvador. It is hydrologically bordered to the south by the Pacific Ocean and to the northeast by the Gulf of Honduras. The territory of modern Guatemala hosted the core of the Maya civilization, which extended across Mesoamerica; in the 16th century, most of this was Spanish conquest of Guatemala, conquered by the Spanish and claimed as part of the viceroyalty of New Spain. Guatemala attained independence from Spain and Mexico in 1821. From 1823 to 1841, it was part of the Federal Republic of Central America. For the latter half of the 19th century, Guatemala suffered instability and civil strife. From the early 20th century, it was ruled by a series of dictators backed by the United States. In 1944, authoritarian leader Jorge Ubico was overthrown by a pro-democratic m ...
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Santa Ana, El Salvador
Santa Ana () is the second largest city in El Salvador, after the capital of San Salvador. It is located 64 kilometers northwest of San Salvador, the capital city. Santa Ana has approximately 250,760 (2024) inhabitants and serves both as the capital of the Departments of El Salvador, department of Santa Ana Department, Santa Ana and as the municipal seat for the surrounding municipality of the same name. For its administration the municipality is divided into 35 colonias (neighborhoods) and 318 small villages. A major processing center for El Salvador's sizable coffee bean industry is located near Santa Ana. Santa Ana has become a tourist destination, especially for tourists eager to learn about Salvadoran culture and traditions. Currently, the mayor of Santa Ana is Gustavo Acevedo, from Nuevas Ideas. Geography The city of Santa Ana is located on a plateau about 665 meters above sea level. The city has year-round warm climate with an average temperature of around . The mai ...
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Nahuatl Language
Nahuatl ( ; ), Aztec, or Mexicano is a language or, by some definitions, a group of languages of the Uto-Aztecan language family. Varieties of Nahuatl are spoken by about Nahuas, most of whom live mainly in Central Mexico and have smaller populations Nahuatl language in the United States, in the United States. Nahuatl has been spoken in central Mexico since at least the seventh century CE. It was the language of the Mexica, who dominated what is now central Mexico during the Late Postclassic period of Mesoamerican chronology, Mesoamerican history. During the centuries preceding the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire, the Aztecs had expanded to incorporate a large part of central Mexico. Their influence caused the variety of Nahuatl spoken by the residents of Tenochtitlan to become a prestige language in Mesoamerica. Following the Spanish conquest, Spanish colonists and missionaries introduced the Latin script, and Nahuatl became a literary language. Many chronicles, gram ...
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