Tenancingo, Cuscatlán

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Tenancingo
Municipality
Tenancingo Location in El Salvador
Coordinates: 13°50′N 88°59′W / 13.833°N 88.983°W / 13.833; -88.983Coordinates: 13°50′N 88°59′W / 13.833°N 88.983°W / 13.833; -88.983
Country	El Salvador
Department	Cuscatlán Department
Elevation	1,959 ft (597 m)

Tenancingo is a municipality in the Cuscatlán department of El Salvador.

Geography

Tenancingo is located approximately 15 kilometers (9.3 mi) from the deviation of the Pan-American Highway from which it is accessed via a paved road. (Approximately 2–3 kilometers (1.2–1.9 mi) of that road are gravel).

History

The date of first settlement is uncertain. Numerous indigenous artifacts have been found that indicate that the site of the present Tenancingo was populated by Pipil Native Americans in Pre-Columbian times.

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