Intipucá

Intipucá is a small municipality in the southwestern La Unión department of El Salvador.

Intipucá
Municipality
Nickname: 
Intipuca City
Intipucá is located in El Salvador
Intipucá
Intipucá
Location in El Salvador
Coordinates: 13°12′N 88°3′W
Country El Salvador
DepartmentLa Unión Department
Elevation
331 ft (101 m)
Alcalde de Intipuca Enrique Mendez Berrios

Etymology

Intipucá is a cognate of the Intibucá department of neighboring Honduras and is an alternate spelling of the same term in the Lenca language. However, due to historical events, the indigenous peoples and their languages are neither recognized nor self identified in El Salvador.[1]

References

  1. Chapin Mac. "The 500,000 Invisible Indians of El Salvador". Cultural Survival. Retrieved 2018-06-17.


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