Juayúa
Sign in to savethumb|The Plaza Central thumb|The tourist office Juayúa is a city and municipality in the Sonsonate department of El Salvador. It is a small town up in the mountains, founded in 1577. Juayua is located in the western part of El Salvador, about 50 miles (80 kilometers) from San Salvador.
Key facts
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- Juayúa
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- Municipality
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- File:Chorros de La Calera.JPG
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- El Salvador
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- right
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- 300
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- Location in El Salvador
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- Country
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- Department
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- Sonsonate
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- Mayor
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- Hugo Zavaleta (2024-2027)
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- Imperial
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- Municipality
- Settlement.area_blank1_km2
- 103.06
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- Municipality
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- 70,959
- Settlement.elevation_m
- 1060
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Article
11 sectionsContents
- History
- The Santa Lucia Church
- Tourism
- The Food Festival
- Los Chorros de la Calera waterfall
- Colonial architecture and murals
- Other tourism
- Culture
- See also
- External links
- References
thumb|The Plaza Central thumb|The tourist office Juayúa is a city and municipality in the Sonsonate department of El Salvador. It is a small town up in the mountains, founded in 1577. Juayua is located in the western part of El Salvador, about 50 miles (80 kilometers) from San Salvador.
== History == Juayúa is a Pre-Columbian Pipil town. By the year 1550, its population was estimated at about 300 inhabitants; by 1577, it was a catechizing town for the Franciscans priests living in Sonsonate.