Quezaltepeque
—  Municipality  —
Quezaltepeque Location in El Salvador
Coordinates: 13°50′N 89°16′W / 13.833°N 89.267°W / 13.833; -89.267
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. Quezaltepeque is a modern city that has a little bit of everything, from shops, restaurants to swimming spots. It has one of the largest prisons in El Salvador, which hosts many members from the Mara Salvatrucha gang.

The word Quezaltepeque is a Nahuat word. It's means hills of Quetzal. A Quetzal is a beautiful bird that used to live around the area of Quezaltepeque. High levels of diforestation made this beautiful bird to migrate to other areas.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] People

• Alfonso Quijada Urías (1940-) -Poet

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