Turín is a district in the
Ahuachapán department of
El Salvador
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.
Geography
The town is located 4 km west of
Atiquizaya, 10 km east of
Ahuachapán, the department capital; and 12 km west of
Chalchuapa and the neighboring
Maya
Maya may refer to:
Ethnic groups
* Maya peoples, of southern Mexico and northern Central America
** Maya civilization, the historical civilization of the Maya peoples
** Mayan languages, the languages of the Maya peoples
* Maya (East Africa), a p ...
archeological site of
Tazumal. It is crossed by the national highway CA 13
and by the
Santa Ana-Ahuachapán
railway line.
Notable people
*
Lilian Mercedes Letona (''Commander Clelia'', 1954–1983), guerrilla and revolutionary, member of the
FMLN
References
External links
Municipalities of the Ahuachapán Department
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