Sumpul River
| Sumpul River | |
|---|---|
 Río Sumpul near Las Pilas, Chalatenango | |
  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 |
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.
