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Discover La Tortuga in El Salvador

La Tortuga in the region of Morazán is a place located in El Salvador - some 82 mi or ( 131 km ) East of San Salvador , the country's capital .

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Local time in La Tortuga is now 11:19 AM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " America/El Salvador " with a UTC offset of -6 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Belmopan, San Salvador, Nueva Esparta, Llano Verde, and La Ermita. When in this area, you might want to check out Belmopan . We discovered some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in La Tortuga ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Central America tropical paradise

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Visit Central America our tropical paradise in the heart of America. ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Corinto, Morazán

Corinto is a municipality in the Morazán department of El Salvador. "La Gruta del Espíritu Santo" (The Holy Spirit Grotto) is a local tourist attraction, a registered National Monument of petroglyphs. The archaeologist Wolfgang Haberland performed studies in the late 1970s indicating the art belongs to the pre-Classic stage. Although there has been much speculation about the population of the city, it is estimated at about 10 thousand people.

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Located at 13.82 -87.97 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Municipalities of the Morazán Department, Populated places in El Salvador

Joateca

Joateca is a municipality in the Morazán department of El Salvador. 35px This El Salvador location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. vte

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Located at 13.90 -88.05 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: Municipalities of the Morazán Department, Populated places in El Salvador

El Mozote massacre

The El Mozote Massacre took place in and around the village of El Mozote, in Morazán department, El Salvador, on December 11, 1981, when Salvadoran armed forces,in other words the Salvadorean Army killed more than 800 civilians in an anti-guerrilla campaign during the Salvadoran Civil War.

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Located at 13.90 -88.11 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Tags: 1981 in El Salvador, History of El Salvador, Human rights in El Salvador, Mass murder in 1981, Massacres in El Salvador, Military scandals, Salvadoran Civil War

Cacaopera

Cacaopera is a municipality in the Morazán department of El Salvador. According to UNESCO: The community of Cacaopera is the sole surviving representative of an otherwise vanished ethnic group, variously referred to as Ulua, Matagalpa, or Cacaopera. Linguistic evidence suggests that this group originated in lower Central America, and at some point in time (but shortly before the conquest) established an enclave within the territory of eastern El Salvador.

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Located at 13.77 -88.08 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Tags: Cultural Sites on the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List, Municipalities of the Morazán Department, Populated places in El Salvador

Morazán Department

Morazán is a department of El Salvador. Located in the northeast part of the country, its capital is San Francisco Gotera. It covers a total surface area of 1,447 km² and has a population of more than 200,000.

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Located at 13.77 -88.10 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Tags: Departments of El Salvador, Morazán Department, States and territories established in 1875