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Roatán

(Encyclopedia) Roatán, Honduras: see Bahía, Islas de la.

Bay Islands

(Encyclopedia) Bay Islands, Honduras: see Bahía, Islas de la.

Fonseca, Gulf of

(Encyclopedia) Fonseca, Gulf ofFonseca, Gulf offōnsāˈkä [key], inlet of the Pacific Ocean, c.700 sq mi (1,810 sq km), c.50 mi (80 km) long and c.30 mi (50 km) wide, W Central America. In a volcanic…

Tegucigalpa

(Encyclopedia) TegucigalpaTegucigalpatāg&oomacr;sēgälˈpä [key], city (1997 est. pop. 897,000), capital and largest city of Honduras, in a small valley in the mountains of S central Honduras. The…

Sánchez Hernández, Fidel

(Encyclopedia) Sánchez Hernández, FidelSánchez Hernández, Fidelfēdĕlˈ [key]Sánchez Hernández, Fidel, [key]Sánchez Hernández, Fidel sänˈchĕth [key]Sánchez Hernández, Fidel ārnänˈdās [key], 1917–2003,…

Mosquito Coast

(Encyclopedia) Mosquito Coast or MosquitiaMosquitiaməskēˈtēə, mōskētēˈä [key], region, east coast of Nicaragua and Honduras. The name is derived from the Miskito, the indigenous inhabitants and…

Lempa

(Encyclopedia) LempaLempalāmˈpä [key], river, c.200 mi (320 km) long, rising in Guatemala and flowing S through Honduras into El Salvador, then generally S to the Pacific Ocean. An important stream,…

Motagua

(Encyclopedia) MotaguaMotaguamōtäˈgwä [key], river, c.250 mi (400 km) long, rising in S central Guatemala and flowing NE to the Gulf of Honduras. The longest river within Guatemala, it waters a…