El Abra
El Abra is an archaeological site in Florida, Copán Department. El Abra is situated nearby to the town La Jigua.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include El Puente.
El Puente
Archaeological site
El Puente, or the Parque Arqueológico El Puente, is a Maya archaeological site in the department of Copán in Honduras. Once an independent Maya city, the city of El Puente became a tributary to the nearby city of Copán between the 6th and 9th centuries AD. El Puente is situated 2 km northeast of El Abra.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include La Jigua and Nueva Arcadia.
La Jigua
Town
Photo: Manuel The Masizo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
La Jigua is a municipality in the department of Copán in western Honduras, located approximately 30 kilometres north of the departmental capital, Santa Rosa de Copán. Its name ultimately derives from Nahuatl Xihuacan, "place that has turquoise."… La Jigua is situated 7 km south of El Abra.
Nueva Arcadia
Town
Nueva Arcadia is a municipality in the Honduran department of Copán. La Entrada, with a population of 27,830, is the largest town in the municipality. Nueva Arcadia is situated 8 km southeast of El Abra.
La Entrada
La Entrada is a town in the Honduran department of Copán. It is the capital of the municipality of Nueva Arcadia. The town’s name is Spanish for "The Entrance" as the town is a gateway from coastal Honduras to the mountainous Western highlands.El Abra
- Type: Archaeological site
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Florida, Copán Department, Honduras, Central America, North America
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Latitude
15.10376° or 15° 6′ 14″ northLongitude
-88.80487° or 88° 48′ 18″ westElevation
451 metres (1,480 feet)Open location code
767H453W+G3GeoNames ID
11071424
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