Tapiquilas
Tapiquilas is a locality in Santa Cruz de Yojoa, Cortés Department. Tapiquilas is situated nearby to the hamlet El Edén, as well as near El Jaral.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Los Naranjos Ecological & Archeological Park.
Los Naranjos Ecological & Archeological Park
Archaeological site
Photo: Luis Alfredo Romero, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Los Naranjos is the name for an archaeological region in western Honduras. It lies on the north border of Lake Yojoa. It is significant to the region because of its implications for determining where the Mayan frontier existed, as well as which ancient peoples were in contact and what relations between "tribes" may have been like.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include San Francisco de Yojoa.
San Francisco de Yojoa
Town
San Francisco de Yojoa is a municipality in the Honduran department of Cortés. Its religious composition is majority Christian, with a lesser presence of Christian Evangelics. The town is located in the region around Lake Yojoa. San Francisco de Yojoa is situated 9 km northeast of Tapiquilas.
Tapiquilas
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Tapiquilares”
- Location: Santa Cruz de Yojoa, Cortés Department, Honduras, Central America, North America
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Latitude
14.95° or 14° 57′ northLongitude
-88.01667° or 88° 1′ westElevation
676 metres (2,218 feet)Open location code
766HXX2M+28GeoNames ID
3601002
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Montaña del Salto and Los Naranjos Eco-Archeological Park.
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