Honduras, Central American country between Guatemala, El Salvador, Nicaragua, and Caribbean Sea
Description
Honduras is a Central American nation between Guatemala, El Salvador, Nicaragua and the Caribbean, stretching across mountain chains, valleys and coastal plains. Over one hundred protected areas safeguard tropical rainforests, coral reefs along the Caribbean shore and cloud forests in the highlands.
History
The Maya civilization built stone temples, pyramids and hieroglyphic inscriptions at Copan between the 5th and 9th centuries. Spanish conquerors reached the territory in 1524, followed by three centuries of colonial rule before the nation became sovereign in 1838.
Culture
Garifuna communities along the northern coast keep their music alive through drums, rattles and call-and-response vocals, while colonial churches and craft workshops shape everyday life inland. Spanish, African and indigenous traditions merge in festivals, local dishes and religious customs across the territory.
Practical
The Lempira serves as national currency, with exchange offices and banks in larger cities like Tegucigalpa and San Pedro Sula. The dry season from November through April offers better travel conditions, while domestic flights and buses connect the regions.
Did you know?
The Río Plátano Biosphere Reserve shelters four different ecosystems within tropical rainforest along with numerous endangered species. The reserve also protects petroglyphs and pre-Columbian settlements dating between 1000 BCE and 1500 CE.
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This collection brings together around 30 travel destinations that sit outside the usual tourist routes. You will find cities, natural regions, and historical sites where tourism still operates on a human scale. What these places share: you can travel here without encountering the overcrowding that...
Honduras holds a range of natural sites and archaeological locations along its Caribbean coastline and mountainous interior. The Copán ruins stand among the most important remnants of the Mayan civilization, displaying intricate stonework and the Hieroglyphic Stairway. Several islands in the Bay...
Copán
333 km
Choluteca Bridge
247.8 km
Virgin of Suyapa
175.3 km
Río Plátano Biosphere Reserve
144.5 km
Fortaleza de San Fernando
218.6 km
La Tigra National Park
160.7 km
Pulhapanzak
208.7 km
Lancetilla Botanical Garden
157.5 km
Pico Bonito National Park
94.1 km
Celaque National Park
294.3 km
Talgua caves
44.5 km
Christ at El Picacho
175.1 km
Immaculate Conception Cathedral, Comayagua
190.4 km
Jeanette Kawas National Park
183 km
Basílica de Suyapa
175.3 km
Refugio de vida silvestre Cuero y Salado
127.2 km
Cusuco National Park
237 km
St. Michael the Archangel Cathedral, Tegucigalpa
176.7 km
Cerro Las Minas
291.5 km
Estadio General Francisco Morazán
212 km
Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park
201.1 kmEscalinata de los Jeroglíficos
333.5 km
San Cristóbal fortress
279.9 km
Santa Bárbara fortress
75.1 km
Sierra de Agalta National Park
36.5 km
Los Naranjos
212.2 kmCerro Congolón
292 km
San Pedro Sula Cathedral barby
210.9 km
Atlántida Department
Choluteca Department
Colón Department
Comayagua Department
Copán Department
Cortés Department
El Paraíso Department
Francisco Morazán Department
Gracias a Dios Department
Intibucá Department
Bay Islands Department
La Paz Department
Lempira Department
Ocotepeque Department
Olancho Department
Santa Bárbara Department
Valle Department
Yoro Department
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