Perquín

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

Perquín
Municipality
Perquín Location in El Salvador
Coordinates: 13°57′N 88°10′W
Country	El Salvador
Department	Morazán Department
Government
• Mayor	Imelda Maribel Sorto (ARENA)
Elevation	3,665 ft (1,117 m)

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.