Portal:Honduras

Republic of Honduras
*República de Honduras* (Spanish)
Republic of Honduras República de Honduras (Spanish)
	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. It 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 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. Honduras has a Human Development Index of 0.624, ranking 138th in the world. In 2022, according to the National Institute of Statistics of Honduras (INE), 73% of the country's population lived in poverty and 53% lived in extreme poverty. The lower class is primarily agriculturally based while wealth is concentrated in the country's urban centers. The country is one of the most economically unequal in Latin America. Honduran society is predominantly Mestizo; however, there are also significant Indigenous, black, and white communities in Honduras. (Full article...)

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Miriam Miranda is a Honduran activist who advocates for the human and environmental rights of the Garífuna people. As the leader of the Black Fraternal Organization of Honduras (OFRANEH), Miranda has coordinated efforts to counter land theft by big tourism businesses, reclaim ancestral territories formerly belonging to Garífuna communities, stop drug traffickers, promote sustainable environmental practices, and support community leadership development for local youth and women. She has been illegally arrested and beaten by local authorities and kidnapped by drug traffickers.

Miranda has received the Óscar Romero Human Rights Award and the US Food Sovereignty Alliance's International Food Sovereignty Prize. In 2016, she was awarded the Carlos Escaleras environmental prize for 30 years of activist work. (Full article...)

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... that Hurricane Michelle (pictured), a storm which took place in the 2001 Atlantic hurricane season, caused numerous deaths and large-scale damage in Jamaica, Cuba, Honduras, and Nicaragua?
... that the Honduran romance novel Blanca Olmedo is a rare early female criticism of the establishment and corruption in Honduras?
... that infighting among the conquistadors hindered the Spanish conquest of Honduras?
... that the Honduran milk snake's color resemblance to the coral snake, known as Batesian mimicry, helps protect it from potential predators?

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Image 1Flag of the Central American Federation that lasted until 1839. (from History of Honduras)
Image 2The flag of the British protectorate of Mosquitia. (from History of Honduras)
Image 3Mayan rain god Chaac representation at the Mayan Sculpture Museum in Copán. (from Culture of Honduras)
Image 4Mayan representative hieroglyphic of the Yax Kuk Mo Dynasty that later would become the emblem of the Kingdom of "Oxwitik" also known as Copán. (from History of Honduras)
Image 5Police in San Francisco, Lempira (from Crime in Honduras)
Image 6Pork chop with plantain chips (from Honduran cuisine)
Image 7Footballer Porfirio Betancourt, 1981, one of the first hispanic players for the NASL. (from Culture of Honduras)
Image 8Fried fish from Lake Yojoa (from Honduran cuisine)
Image 9Graifuna traditional dance. (from Culture of Honduras)
Image 10La Merced plaza of Comayagua after the independence from Spain. (from History of Honduras)
Image 11General Luis Bogran. (from History of Honduras)
Image 12Emilio Izaguirre (from Culture of Honduras)
Image 13Red-eyed tree frog (Agalychnis callidryas) in a forest in eastern Honduras (from Flora and fauna of Honduras)
Image 14Pre Columbian pottery from the Ulua region. (from Culture of Honduras)
Image 15Map of the town of Trujillo from the 16th century. (from History of Honduras)
Image 16A Roman Catholic cathedral in Amapala. (from Culture of Honduras)
Image 17President Manuel Bonilla. (from History of Honduras)
Image 18Lenca vessel from the Classic period depicting an ear of corn in its sheath (from Honduran cuisine)
Image 19Train 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 20Typical Honduran breakfast. (from Culture of Honduras)
Image 21Tegucigalpa after the Mitch Hurricane. (from History of Honduras)
Image 22Diablos Negros, is a Honduran hard Rock band active since the 1980s. (from Culture of Honduras)
Image 23An homemade baleada with eggs, butter, cheese and beans (from Honduran cuisine)
Image 24The baleada is a popular Honduran fast food dish. (from Culture of Honduras)
Image 25Port of Amapala. (from History of Honduras)
Image 26Group of dancers with typical costumes from Honduras. (from Culture of Honduras)
Image 27The Fortress of San Fernando de Omoa (from History of Honduras)
Image 28Holy Week in Honduras. (from Culture of Honduras)
Image 29The 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 30El Xendra is an independent film that mixes elements of suspense and science fiction. (from Culture of Honduras)
Image 31Coat of Arms of Trujillo, one of the oldest towns founded by the Spanish in Honduras.
Image 32Casamiento, a rice and beans dish (from Honduran cuisine)
Image 33Painting depicting the chief Lempira fighting against a conquistador (from History of Honduras)
Image 34Lempira, Lenca leader and war lord. (from Culture of Honduras)
Image 35One of the Pyramids of Los Naranjos, considered the oldest structures of Honduras.
Image 36A whale shark near of the Island of Útila in Honduras (from Flora and fauna of Honduras)
Image 37Sopa de caracol (conch soup) (from Honduran cuisine)
Image 38After the 2009 coup d'état, the military presence in the streets began to be more common. (from History of Honduras)
Image 39Lencan cloth. (from Culture of Honduras)
Image 40In 1986, Honduras bombed two Nicaraguan towns. (from History of Honduras)
Image 41Tegucigalpa in 1910. (from History of Honduras)
Image 42Xiomara Castro became the first woman to gain a presidential charge in Honduras. (from History of Honduras)
Image 43The dictatorship of Carias Andino is remembered as the longest dictatorship that Honduras has ever had (from History of Honduras)
Image 44American troops arriving in Honduras in 1988 during Operation Golden Pheasant (from History of Honduras)
Image 45Cafe Guancasco, is one of the best exponents of Honduran pop rock. (from Culture of Honduras)
Image 46Honduran armed conflict of 1907. (from History of Honduras)
Image 47Tela's railroad company building, built in 1919. (from History of Honduras)
Image 48Traditional dance of Honduras. (from Culture of Honduras)
Image 49Pinchos americanos are served often in Honduras. (from Honduran cuisine)
Image 50The nacatamal a prehispanic dish widely consumed in Honduras. (from Culture of Honduras)
Image 51Mayan stellae. (from Culture of Honduras)
Image 52Maguen David sinagoge in San Pedro Sula, one of the places of the Honduran Jewish community. (from Culture of Honduras)
Image 53Roger Espinoza (from Culture of Honduras)
Image 54Sir Salvador Moncada. Honduran pharmacologyst. (from Culture of Honduras)
Image 55City of Comayagüela in the 2010s (from History of Honduras)
Image 56Wilson Palacios (from Culture of Honduras)
Image 57The Central American peace conference in 1907. (from History of Honduras)
Image 58The 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 59A Honduran breakfast (from Honduran cuisine)
Image 60Oldest train still preserved in Honduras. (from History of Honduras)
Image 61Honduran Police in a rural area (from Crime in Honduras)
Image 62Pyramid 102 of Yarumela, one of the oldest Honduran archeological sites. (from History of Honduras)
Image 63Honduran National Congress, built during the 1950s (from History of Honduras)
Image 64After the fall of Tenochtitlan, Hernán Cortés made his journey to the region of las Hibueras, modern day Honduras. (from History of Honduras)
Image 65Sawdust carpet in Holy Week. (from Culture of Honduras)
Image 66European pirates, especially British, French, and Dutch attacked Honduran towns during the colonial era.
Image 67The Virgin of Suyapa (from Culture of Honduras)
Image 68Cathedral of Saint Michael Archangel in Tegucigalpa was built during the XVIII century. (from History of Honduras)
Image 69Juan Carlos Fanconi, Film Director (from Culture of Honduras)
Image 70Central American president General Francisco Morazán Quezada.
Image 71Central Park in San Pedro Sula, where several cultural events take place throughout the year. (from Culture of Honduras)
Image 72Honduran emerald (Amazilia luciae) (from Flora and fauna of Honduras)
Image 73Old presidential palace of Honduras. (from History of Honduras)
Image 74Actress America Ferrera. (from Culture of Honduras)
Image 75San Cristóbal fortress, in the city of Gracias, built during the 19th century. (from History of Honduras)
Image 76David Suazo. (from Culture of Honduras)
Image 77First 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 78Honduran army in 1926. (from History of Honduras)
Image 79The 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)

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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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