Perquín Explained

Perquín
Settlement Type:Municipality
Pushpin Map:El Salvador
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in El Salvador
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: El Salvador
Subdivision Type1:Department
Subdivision Name1:Morazán Department
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Imelda Maribel Sorto
Leader Party:ARENA
Unit Pref:Imperial
Coordinates:13.95°N -98°W
Elevation M:1117

Perquín is a municipality in the Morazán department of El Salvador.

It is home to the Museum of the Revolution, which contains artifacts and exhibits related to the Salvadoran Civil War. Exhibits include a recreation of Radio Venceremos, a civil war-era opposition radio station that was broadcast throughout the country and re-broadcast via short wave radio throughout the world during the 1980s. Today Radio Venceremos is a commercial radio station called la RV.

Perquin is surrounded by coffee plantations and green pinegroves and hosts an annual festival that takes place during the first week of August.

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