Colón Department, Administrative department in northeastern Honduras
The department covers 8,875 square kilometers along the Caribbean Sea, featuring extensive rainforests, coastal areas, and ten distinct municipalities.
The Spanish colonizers constructed Fort Santa Barbara in Trujillo, which later became the location of William Walker's execution in 1860.
The Garifuna people maintain their traditions in various coastal communities throughout the department, contributing to regional customs and celebrations.
The local economy relies on agriculture, with farmers cultivating bananas, coconuts, coffee, tobacco, and sugarcane across the fertile lands.
Trujillo, the department's capital, marks the site of the first Catholic mass celebrated on mainland Americas in 1502.
Location: Honduras
Inception: December 19, 1881
Capital city: Trujillo
Shares border with: Atlántida Department, Gracias a Dios Department
GPS coordinates: 15.91794,-85.95296
Latest update: May 27, 2025 09:49
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