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Guacotecti
Municipality
Guacotecti is located in El Salvador
Guacotecti
Guacotecti
Location in El Salvador
Country  El Salvador
Department Cabañas Department
Elevation
2,070 ft (630 m)

Guacotecti is a municipality in the Cabañas department of El Salvador.

History

Guacotecti existed in the first half of the 16th century when Spaniards arrived. Although founded and inhabited by Lenca tribes, Guacotecti was conquered at the end of the 15th century by Yaqui or Pipil warriors. Guacotecti, in Nahuatl language, means "High Priest of the Treasures".

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