Sumpul River
The Sumpul (Río Sumpul) is a river in north-western El Salvador on the border of Honduras. It flows through the Chalatenango Department.
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 Río Sumpul near Las Pilas, Chalatenango |
The river and the nearby village of Las Aradas were the site of a 14 May 1980 massacre by the Salvadoran Armed Forces that left 600 people dead.[1]
References
- Kane, Adrian Taylor (1 April 2013). Pettinaroli, Elizabeth M.; Mutis, Ana Maria (eds.). "Blood in the Water: Salvadoran Rivers of Testimony and Resistance" (PDF). Hispanic Issues On Line. 12: 163–179. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
Capital: Chalatenango | ||
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Rivers of Honduras | ||
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