Río Negro
Río Negro is a stream in Colón Department, Honduras. Río Negro is situated nearby to the hamlet Río Grande, as well as near the neighborhood Barrio Cristales.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Santa Bárbara fortress and St. John the Baptist Cathedral, Trujillo.
Santa Bárbara fortress
Castle
Photo: stanleyatala, CC BY 3.0.
The Fortress of Santa Bárbara, also known as El Castillo, is located in the city of Trujillo in the department of Colón, Honduras. The fortress is the oldest European building built for military purposes by Spanish settlers in american mainland. Santa Bárbara fortress is situated 3½ km east of Río Negro.
St. John the Baptist Cathedral, Trujillo
Church
The St. John the Baptist Cathedral, or Trujillo Cathedral, is a Catholic church located in the northern city of Trujillo, Colón, Honduras. It should not be confused with Catholic cathedrals of other cities with the same name in Trujillo, Peru and Trujillo, Venezuela. St. John the Baptist Cathedral, Trujillo is situated 3½ km southeast of Río Negro.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Trujillo and Santa Fe.
Trujillo
Photo: Bryanreyeshn, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Trujillo is the capital of the Colon Department in Caribbean Honduras with approximately 65,000 inhabitants.
Santa Fe
Town
Santa Fe is a municipality in the Honduran department of Colón. Notable people from Santa Fe include Miriam Miranda, a Honduran human rights activist who advocates for the land rights of the Garífuna people. Santa Fe is situated 6 km southwest of Río Negro.
Puerto Castilla
Village
Puerto Castilla is a village in the Colón Department of Honduras located approximately 20 kilometres north of Trujillo. This port city on the Caribbean Sea was the one-time site of the United Fruit Company's Castilla Division which specialized in the growth, cultivation and shipments of the Gros Michel banana. Puerto Castilla is situated 9 km northeast of Río Negro.
Río Negro
- Type: Stream
- Also known as: “Rio Negro”
- Category: body of water
- Location: Colón Department, Honduras, Central America, North America
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Latitude
15.93333° or 15° 56′ northLongitude
-85.98333° or 85° 59′ westOpen location code
767PW2M8+8MGeoNames ID
3604431
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