Quezaltepeque is a

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

in the La Libertad department of

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. It is located about 15 km from

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. The word Quezaltepeque is a

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word meaning "hills of quetzal." A

quetzal Quetzals () are strikingly colored birds in the trogon family. They are found in forests, especially in humid highlands, with the five species from the genus ''Pharomachrus'' being exclusively Neotropical, while a single species, the eared quet ...

is a bird that used to live around the area of Quezaltepeque. High levels of

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forced the bird to migrate to other areas.

People

Darwin Cerén Darwin Adelso Cerén Delgado (born 31 December 1989) is a Salvadoran professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Primera División club Águila, which he captains, and the El Salvador national team. He is the most capped ...

(born 1989), Salvadoran footballer who plays for C.D Águilla and the

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Óscar Cerén Óscar Elías Cerén Delgado (born 26 October 1991) is a Salvadoran professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Primera División club Isidro Metapán and the El Salvador national team. International goals :''Scores and results l ...

(born 26 October 1991) is a Salvadoran professional

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who plays as a

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for Primera División club Isidro Metapán and the El Salvador national team. * Manuel Flores Cornejo (born 1965),

Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front The Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front (, abbreviated FMLN) is a Salvadoran political party and former guerrilla rebel group. The FMLN was formed as an umbrella group on 10 October 1980, from five leftist guerrilla organizations; ...

(FMLN) 2024 presidential candidate *

Alfonso Quijada Urías Alfonso Quijada Urías (born 8 December 1940), is a Salvadoran poet and an author. Quijada has published various poems such as the anthology "De aquí en adelante" (San Salvador), in conjunction with the poets José Roberto Cea, Manlio Argueta, ...

(born 1940), poet *

Salvador Sánchez Cerén Salvador Sánchez Cerén (; born 18 June 1944), also known by his Leonel González, is a Salvadoran former politician, guerrilla commander, and school teacher who served as the 80th president of El Salvador from 2014 to 2019. He took office ...

(born 1944),

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(2014–2019)

Sports

The local football club is named Juventud Alegre F.C. and it currently plays in the Salvadoran Third Division.

References

Municipalities of the La Libertad Department (El Salvador) {{ElSalvador-geo-stub