Portal:Honduras

Republic of Honduras
*República de Honduras* (Spanish)
Republic of Honduras República de Honduras (Spanish)
	Flag Coat of arms
	Motto: "Libre, Soberana e Independiente" (Spanish); "Free, Sovereign and Independent";
ISO 3166 code	HN

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A view of the Great Plaza of Copán

Honduras, officially the Republic of Honduras, is a country in Central America. The republic of Honduras is bordered to the west by Guatemala, to the southwest by El Salvador, to the southeast by Nicaragua, to the south by the Pacific Ocean at the Gulf of Fonseca, and to the north by the Gulf of Honduras, a large inlet of the Caribbean Sea. Its capital and largest city is Tegucigalpa.

Honduras was home to several important Mesoamerican cultures, most notably the Maya, before the Spanish colonization in the sixteenth century. The Spanish introduced Catholicism and the now predominant Spanish language, along with numerous customs that have blended with the indigenous culture. Honduras became independent in 1821 and has since been a republic, although it has consistently endured much social strife and political instability, and remains one of the poorest countries in the Western Hemisphere. In 1960, the northern part of what was the Mosquito Coast was transferred from Nicaragua to Honduras by the International Court of Justice.

The nation's economy is primarily agricultural, making it especially vulnerable to natural disasters such as Hurricane Mitch in 1998. The lower class is primarily agriculturally based while wealth is concentrated in the country's urban centers. Honduras has a Human Development Index of 0.625, classifying it as a nation with medium development. When adjusted for income inequality, its Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index is 0.443. (Full article...)

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Pyramid at los Naranjos archeological site. Considered the oldest man made structure of Honduras.

Honduras has been inhabited by a number of indigenous peoples, the most powerful of which, until the ninth century CE, were the Maya. The western-central part of Honduras was inhabited by the Lenca while other indigenous peoples settled in the northeast and coastal regions. These peoples had their conflicts but maintained commercial relationships with each other and with other populations as distant as Panama and Mexico.

On July 30, 1502, Christopher Columbus first saw Honduran soil and claimed the territory in the name of his sovereigns, Ferdinand II of Aragon and Isabella I of Castile. He named the area "Honduras" (meaning "depths") for the deep water off the coast. In 1523 the first expeditionary forces arrived under the command of Gil Gonzales de Avila, who hoped to rule the new territory. In 1524, Cristobal de Olid arrived with the same intent on behalf of Hernán Cortés. Olid founded the colony Triunfo de la Cruz and tried to establish his own independent government. When Cortes learned of this, he sent a new expedition, headed by Francisco de las Casas. Olid managed to capture his rivals, but was betrayed by his men and assassinated. Cortes himself then traveled to Honduras and established his government in the city of Trujillo before returning to Mexico in 1526. Honduras formed part of the colonial era Captaincy General of Guatemala. The cities of Comayagua and Tegucigalpa developed as early mining centers. (Full article...)

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... that Salomón Ibarra Mayorga, the lyricist of the Nicaraguan national anthem, was exiled to Honduras for his political activities but was reburied in Nicaragua after his death?
... that the royal dynasty at the Maya city of Copán (fragment pictured)
Sculpture on Temple 11 of Copán
in Honduras was founded by a warrior sent from the distant city of Tikal?
... that samples of moon rock and lunar dust soil from the Apollo 11 and Apollo 17 missions, mounted on wooden plaque displays especially for Brazil, Canada, Cyprus, Honduras, Ireland, Malta, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Norway, Romania, Spain, and Sweden, plus the states of Alaska, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Delaware, Hawaii (pictured), Illinois, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, and West Virginia, were later reported missing by many of the recipients?
... that Tegucigalpa's dining includes traditional Honduran cuisine—a fusion of the African, Spanish and indigenous cuisines?

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Image 1A Roman Catholic cathedral in Amapala. (from Culture of Honduras)
Image 2Maguen David sinagoge in San Pedro Sula, one of the places of the Honduran Jewish community. (from Culture of Honduras)
Image 3The central american peace conference in 1907. (from History of Honduras)
Image 4General Luis Bogran. (from History of Honduras)
Image 5Coat of Arms of Trujillo, one of the oldest towns founded by the Spanish in Honduras.
Image 6Footballer Porfirio Betancourt, 1981, one of the first hispanic players for the NASL. (from Culture of Honduras)
Image 7Lencan cloth. (from Culture of Honduras)
Image 8Pinchos Americanos are a popular dish in Honduras. (from Honduran cuisine)
Image 9After the fall of Tenochtitlan, Hernán Cortés make his journey to the region of las Hibueras, modern day Honduras. (from History of Honduras)
Image 10Old presidential palace of Honduras. (from History of Honduras)
Image 11Tela's railroad company building, built in 1919. (from History of Honduras)
Image 12The baleada is a popular Honduran fast food dish. (from Culture of Honduras)
Image 13Honduran Police in a rural area. (from Crime in Honduras)
Image 14City of Comayagüela in the 2010s (from History of Honduras)
Image 15Wilson Palacios (from Culture of Honduras)
Image 16Pre Columbian pottery. (from Culture of Honduras)
Image 17Oldest train still preserved in Honduras. (from History of Honduras)
Image 18Traditional dance of Honduras. (from Culture of Honduras)
Image 19Casamiento, a rice and beans dish (from Honduran cuisine)
Image 20Actress America Ferrera. (from Culture of Honduras)
Image 21President Manuel Bonilla. (from History of Honduras)
Image 22One of the Pyramids of Los Naranjos, these ones are considered to be the oldest structures of Honduras.
Image 23In 1986 Honduras bombed two Nicaraguan towns. (from History of Honduras)
Image 24Train station in La Ceiba during the 1920s. The locomotives were one of the main means of transportation in Honduras during the 20th century. (from History of Honduras)
Image 25Juan Carlos Fanconi, Film Director (from Culture of Honduras)
Image 26Carias Andino ruled the country for more than 16 years, his government was characterized by strong repression, and a rapid modernization of the army. (from History of Honduras)
Image 27Roger Espinoza (from Culture of Honduras)
Image 28Mayan representative hieroglyphic of the Kingdom of "Oxwitik" also known as Copan. The Mayan civilization was predominant in the western part of Honduras. (from History of Honduras)
Image 29Honduran armed conflict of 1907. (from History of Honduras)
Image 30Central Park in San Pedro Sula, where several cultural events take place throughout the year. (from Culture of Honduras)
Image 31Mayan stellae. (from Culture of Honduras)
Image 32A Honduran breakfast (from Honduran cuisine)
Image 33Honduran National Congress, built during the 1950s (from History of Honduras)
Image 34The nacatamal a prehispanic dish widely consumed in Honduras. (from Culture of Honduras)
Image 35National Theater and opera, Manuel Bonilla (from Culture of Honduras)
Image 36Cafe Guancasco, is one of the best exponents of Honduran rock. (from Culture of Honduras)
Image 37Sir Salvador Moncada. Honduran pharmacologyst. (from Culture of Honduras)
Image 38Flag of the Central American Federation that lasted until 1839. (from History of Honduras)
Image 39American troops arriving in Honduras in 1988 during Operation Golden Pheasant. (from History of Honduras)
Image 40Central american president General Francisco Morazán Quezada.
Image 41The railroad transportation suffered a lot of economic issues and disadvantages during the 2000s, it was not until 2010 passenger trains where reactivated. (from History of Honduras)
Image 42Tegucigalpa after the Mitch Hurricane. (from History of Honduras)
Image 43First coat of arms of Honduras given by the emperor Charles I of Spain an 5th of the Holy Roman empire. By the time of the colonial era Honduras suffered a demographic change due the arrival of Spanish immigrants (from History of Honduras)
Image 44La Merced plaza of Comayagua after the independence from Spain. (from History of Honduras)
Image 45Emilio Izaguirre (from Culture of Honduras)
Image 46Fried fish from Lake Yojoa (from Honduran cuisine)
Image 47Pyramid 102 of Yarumela, one of the oldest Honduran archeological sites. (from History of Honduras)
Image 48David Suazo. (from Culture of Honduras)
Image 49Honduran Police in San Francisco, Lempira (from Crime in Honduras)
Image 50Group of dancers with typical costumes from Honduras. (from Culture of Honduras)
Image 51El Xendra is an independent film that mixes elements of suspense and science fiction. (from Culture of Honduras)
Image 52Holy Week in Honduras. (from Culture of Honduras)
Image 53Typical Honduran breakfast. (from Culture of Honduras)
Image 54Sopa de caracol (conch soup) (from Honduran cuisine)
Image 55Painting of the lenca chief Lempira, during the conquest of Honduras. (from History of Honduras)
Image 56Coat of arms of the Miskito royal family. (from History of Honduras)
Image 57The Virgin of Suyapa (from Culture of Honduras)
Image 58Cathedral of Saint Michael Archangel in Tegucigalpa was built during the XVIII century. (from History of Honduras)
Image 59A whale shark near of the Island of Útila in Honduras (from Flora and fauna of Honduras)
Image 60San Cristóbal fortress, in the city of Gracias, built during the 19th century. (from History of Honduras)
Image 61An open homemade baleada with eggs, butter, cheese and beans (from Honduran cuisine)
Image 62Xiomara Castro became the first woman to gain a presidential charge in Honduras. (from History of Honduras)
Image 63European pirates, especially British, French, and Dutch attacked Honduran towns during the colonial era.
Image 64Port of Amapala. (from History of Honduras)
Image 65Sawdust carpet in Holy Week. (from Culture of Honduras)
Image 66Mayan rain god Chaac representation at the Mayan Sculpture Museum in Copán. (from Culture of Honduras)
Image 67Honduran emerald (Amazilia luciae) (from Flora and fauna of Honduras)
Image 68Tegucigalpa in 1910. (from History of Honduras)
Image 69The Fortress of San Fernando de Omoa (from History of Honduras)
Image 70Honduran army in 1926. (from History of Honduras)
Image 71Lempira, Lenca leader and war lord. (from Culture of Honduras)
Image 72The church of la Merced in the city of Comayagua was the first Cathedral of Honduras in 1550 and is the oldest honduran church still standing. (from History of Honduras)
Image 73Graifuna traditional dance. (from Culture of Honduras)
Image 74Honduran NA-16 planes patrolling the coaststo avoid gemran U-boats in 1942. (from History of Honduras)
Image 75The SS Contessa, a Honduran ship that participated in the Operation Torch in the north african campaign in the Second World War. (from History of Honduras)
Image 76After the 2009 coup d'état, the military presence in the streets began to be more common. (from History of Honduras)

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Ancestry and ethnicity in Honduras
Indigenous	Maya Pech Sumo Tolupan
Non-Indigenous	Afro-Honduran Arab-Honduran Garifuna White Spanish Jews Mestizo Mulatto

Languages of Honduras
Official language	Spanish
Indigenous languages	Ch'orti Garifuna Lenca Miskito Pech Sumo Tolupan
Other languages	Bay Islands English
Sign languages	Honduran Sign Language Bay Islands Sign Language

Honduras national football team
General	Federation History Players Managers
Venues	Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino (1948–1996) Estadio Francisco Morazán (1996–1997) Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano (1997–present)
Statistics	FIFA World Cup record CONCACAF Gold Cup record Copa América record Results Head to head
Categories	Men teams Senior U-23 U-20 U-17 U-15 Futsal Women teams Women U-23 U-20 U-17 U-15
Rivalries	Costa Rica El Salvador (Football War) Mexico
FIFA World Cup	1982 2010 2014
CONCACAF Gold Cup	1963 1967 1971 1973 1981 1985 1991 1993 1996 1998 2000 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019
Copa América	2001
Goals	Carlo Costly

Rivers of Honduras
Atlantic Basin	Aguán Cangrejal Chamelecón Coco Cruta Cuero Guayambre Guayape Higuito Humuya Jalan Jicatuyo Leán Mocorón Monda Motagua Nakunta Otoro Papaloteca Patuca Paulaya Plátano Rio Blanco Rio Sico Tinto Negro Sico Sigre Sulaco Talgua Tela Telica Tinto Ulúa Wampú Warunta Yaguala
Pacific Basin	Choluteca Goascorán Guarajambala Lempa Mocal Nacaome Río Negro Sumpul Torola

Tegucigalpa
History	Timeline
Infrastructure	Water management
Transport	Toncontín International Airport
Education	Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduras Main Campus Central American Technological University Tegucigalpa Campus Universidad Católica de Honduras Campus San José American School of Tegucigalpa DelCampo International School Discovery School, Tegucigalpa International School of Tegucigalpa Lycée Franco-Hondurien
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