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Quezaltepeque
Municipality
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Quezaltepeque is located in El Salvador
Quezaltepeque
Quezaltepeque
Location in El Salvador
Country El Salvador
Department La Libertad
Elevation
1,401 ft (427 m)

Quezaltepeque is a municipality in the La Libertad department of El Salvador.

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.

People

Sports

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

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