Perquín

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Perquín is a small mountain town in northeastern El Salvador known for its role as a former guerrilla stronghold during the civil war and for its Museum of the Revolution.

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Perquín canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf municipality
town
administrativeDivisionLevel municipality-level
climate cool mountain climate
country El Salvador
demographicCharacteristic small population size
elevation approximately 1200 meters
governingCountryCapital San Salvador
hasAttraction former guerrilla campsites
viewpoints over Morazán mountains
war relics and exhibits
hasCulturalHeritage memory of armed conflict in El Salvador
hasEvent commemorations related to the civil war
hasHistoricalPeriod Salvadoran Civil War
hasMuseum Museum of the Revolution
hasRoadAccessFrom San Miguel
San Salvador
hasTopography mountainous terrain
hasVegetation pine and cloud forest areas
knownFor Museum of the Revolution
role as a guerrilla stronghold during the Salvadoran Civil War
language Spanish
locatedIn Morazán Department
locatedInMountainRange Sierra de Morazán
locatedInRegion northeastern El Salvador
nearbyLocality El Mozote
linked to: El Mozote massacre

San Francisco Gotera
partOf Republic of El Salvador
linked to: El Salvador
primaryEconomicActivity agriculture
tourism
regionType rural
roleDuringCivilWar FMLN guerrilla stronghold
timeZone Central Standard Time
linked to: Central Time Zone
tourismType ecotourism
historical tourism
war tourism
usesCurrency United States dollar
linked to: US dollar

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