El Paraíso Department, Administrative department in eastern Honduras.
El Paraíso department spans 7,383 square kilometers along the Nicaraguan border, encompassing 19 municipalities and 233 villages with Yuscarán as its capital.
The department emerged on May 28, 1869, through a congressional decree that reorganized territories from Tegucigalpa and Olancho departments, with Pedro Sevilla Alvarado as first governor.
Each municipality maintains traditional festivals, including the Flower and Coffee Festival in Las Selvas, the Mango Festival in Yuscarán, and the Corn Festival in Danlí.
The department houses 502,944 residents as of 2021, with agriculture focusing on coffee, tobacco, corn, and sugar cane production across its territories.
The colonial city of Yuscarán, declared National Monument in 1979, produces the nationally recognized aguardiente spirit that bears its name.
Location: Honduras
Inception: May 28, 1869
Capital city: Yuscarán
GPS coordinates: 13.94439,-86.85265
Latest update: May 27, 2025 09:39
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