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Honduras

Infoplease has everything you need to know about Honduras. Check out our country profile, full of essential information about Honduras's geography, history, government, economy, population, culture,…

Honduras

(Encyclopedia) CE5 HondurasHondurashŏnd&oobreve;rˈəs, –dy&oobreve;rˈ–; Span., ōnd&oomacr;ˈräs, officially Republic of Honduras, republic (2015 est. pop. 8,961,000), 43,277 sq mi (112,…

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San Pedro Sula

(Encyclopedia) San Pedro SulaSan Pedro Sulasäm pāˈᵺrō s&oomacr;ˈlä [key], city (1997 est. pop. 417,000), capital of Cortés dept., NW Honduras. It is the second largest city in the country. San…

Suazo Córdova, Roberto

(Encyclopedia) Suazo Córdova, Roberto, 1927–2018, Honduran political leader, president of Honduras (1982–86). A doctor who practiced in Guatemala City and then in La Paz, Honduras, and a member of…

Comayagua

(Encyclopedia) ComayaguaComayaguakōmäyäˈwä [key], town (1997 est. pop. 62,000), capital of Comayagua dept., W central Honduras. Founded in 1537, Comayagua was the most important city of colonial…

Callejas Romero, Rafael Leonardo

(Encyclopedia) Callejas Romero, Rafael Leonardo, 1943–2020, Honduran political leader, president of Honduras (1990–94). A member of the conservative National party, he served in various government…

San Lorenzo

(Encyclopedia) San Lorenzo, town, S Honduras, on the Gulf of Fonseca. Its satellite, Henecán is the chief Pacific port of Honduras. Henecán's modern port facilities and deepwater harbor and channel…

Coco

(Encyclopedia) Coco, river, c.466 mi (750 km) long, rising in S Honduras and flowing E into Nicaragua and then NE to the Caribbean Sea. Part of the Mosquito Coast region, and once the object of…

Ulúa

(Encyclopedia) UlúaUlúa&oomacr;l&oomacr;ˈä [key], river, c.200 mi (320 km) long, rising in the Cordillera de Opalaca, W Honduras, and flowing north to the Caribbean Sea. The Ulúa, with its…