Yarumela
Yarumela also known as El Chircal, is one of the archeological sites located in Honduras and based around the Middle Formative era in Mesoamerican history, occupied between 1000 BC and AD 250 by the ancestors of the Lencan culture, also known as the Proto-Lencan people.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Villa de San Antonio and Cane.
Villa de San Antonio
Town
Villa de San Antonio is a municipality in the Honduran department of Comayagua. The municipality consists of a casco urbano, with approximately 7,000 residents, and a large number of 'aldeas' or villages, which bring the municipality's entire population to 17,000. Villa de San Antonio is situated 3½ km east of Yarumela.
Cane
Town
Cane is a municipality in the Honduran department of La Paz. The population of Cane is not exact, but is estimated to be around 4,000. The current mayor is Jose Tejeda, who is very popular among the community, as he has donated millions of US dollars to the creation of a lush central park stocked with trash cans, benches, and a taco bar. Cane is situated 7 km south of Yarumela.
Lejamaní
Town
Lejamaní is one of the 21 municipalities in the Honduran department of Comayagua. Lejamaní is situated 8 km northwest of Yarumela.
Yarumela
- Type: Village with 3,060 residents
- Description: archeological site in Honduras
- Categories: archaeological site and locality
- Location: La Paz Department, Honduras, Central America, North America
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Latitude
14.33648° or 14° 20′ 11″ northLongitude
-87.64348° or 87° 38′ 37″ westPopulation
3,060Elevation
603 metres (1,978 feet)United Nations Location Code
HN YAROpen location code
766J89P4+HJOpenStreetMap ID
node 503736707OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Swedish—“Yarumela” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Ярумела”
- Cebuano: “Yarumela”
- Japanese: “ヤルメラ”
- Spanish: “Yarumela”
- Swedish: “Yarumela”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Barrio La Granja and El Coquito.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Parque Central de Yarumela and Iglesia de Yarumela.
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