perquin was once a stronghold of the FMLN (el salvador revolutionary party during the 80s). they have a small museum with guides who were soldiers in the war, which adds an interesting human element to museum (i.e.–the guide would point to a picture and say, this man, ernesto, was a friend of mine. we used to call him che, and he died fighting). an interesting visit, although the amount you get out of it is probably directly correlated to how well you can understand spanish (with a salvadorian accent)

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