Talquezalar

Talquezalar is a hamlet in Chalatenango Department, El Salvador and has an elevation of 1,305 metres. Talquezalar is situated near the hamlet El Chagüitón, as well as near the village Los Planes.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Citalá and Montecristo National Park.

Citalá

Town

Photo: Fernandocanales1, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Citalá is a district in the Chalatenango Department of El Salvador. In the Nahuat language its name means “the river of the stars”. In the Mayan Ch'orti' language it's referred to as Kujkaijá. As of 2013, it had a population of 4,270. Citalá is situated 10 km east of Talquezalar.

Montecristo National Park

Photo: Brocchinia, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Montecristo National Park is a large protected, heavily forested area in Western El Salvador. The park encompasses about 2,000 hectares of misty cloud forest.

Talquezalar

Type: Hamlet
Category: locality
Location: Chalatenango Department, El Salvador, Central America, North America
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Latitude

14.40531° or 14° 24′ 19″ north

Longitude

-89.29641° or 89° 17′ 47″ west

Elevation

1,305 metres (4,281 feet)

Open location code

766GCP43+4C

OpenStreetMap ID

node 8163430900

OpenStreetMap feature

place=hamlet

GeoNames ID

3583043

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: El Chagüitón and Los Planes.

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Highlights: Cerro Talquezar and Cerro San Silvestre.

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