Los Chanchos
Los Chanchos is a stream in Olancho Department, Honduras. Los Chanchos is situated nearby to the village Talgua, as well as near the locality El Hormiguero.Places of Interest
Highlights include Talgua Caves.
Talgua Caves
Cave
Photo: Garcia.dennis, CC BY 3.0.
Talgua Cave is a cave located in the Olancho Valley in the municipality of Catacamas in northeastern Honduras. The misnomer “The Cave of the Glowing Skulls” was given to the cave because of the way that light reflects off of the calcite deposits found on the skeletal remains found there. Talgua Caves is situated 3 km northwest of Los Chanchos.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Catacamas and Santa María del Real.
Catacamas
Town
Photo: Mario.al2016, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Catacamas is a city with a population of 63,310, and a municipality in the Olancho Department of Honduras. Catacamas is situated 5 km southwest of Los Chanchos.
Santa María del Real
Town
Santa María del Real is a municipality in the Honduran department of Olancho. Santa María del Real is situated 9 km southwest of Los Chanchos.
Los Chanchos
- Type: Stream
- Category: body of water
- Location: Olancho Department, Honduras, Central America, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
14.88333° or 14° 53′ northLongitude
-85.86667° or 85° 52′ westElevation
499 metres (1,637 feet)Open location code
766PV4MM+88GeoNames ID
3605686
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