Sumpul River
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River in El Salvador
| Sumpul River | |
|---|---|
| Río Sumpul near Las Pilas, Chalatenango | |
Sumpul River is located in El Salvador Sumpul River Location of mouth | |
| Location | |
| Country | El Salvador, Honduras |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | |
• coordinates | 13°59′01′′N 88°46′58′′W / 13.9837°N 88.7828°W / 13.9837; -88.7828 |
The Sumpul River (Spanish: río Sumpul) is a river in north-western El Salvador on the border with Honduras. It flows through the Chalatenango Department.[1]
On 14 May 1980, the river and the nearby village of Las Aradas were the site of a massacre by the Salvadoran Armed Forces that left between 300 and 600 people dead.
References
[edit ]- ^ "Rio Sumpul". GeoNames. Retrieved July 25, 2021.
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