Honduran Highlands
Honduran Highlands is the central upland region of Honduras.Essential Destinations
Top destinations include Tegucigalpa and Comayagua.
Tegucigalpa
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Tegucigalpa is the capital of and largest city in Honduras. This 400-year-old mining center has a depth that is there for those with time and nerve to find it.
Comayagua
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Comayagua is a historical city in and once brief capital of Honduras. It has maintained much of its picturesque Spanish Colonial era architecture.
Juticalpa
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Juticalpa is in the Honduran Highlands. Juticalpa has managed to maintain its colonial heritage, which in some areas contrasts with some modern structures in the city.
Destinations to Discover
Explore places such as Gracias and Santa Rosa de Copán.
Gracias
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Gracias is a small Honduran town/municipality that was founded in 1536, and is the capital of Lempira Department. The municipality has a population of 61,421 and the town a population of 18,550. It is located in the mountainous center of western Honduras.
Santa Rosa de Copán
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Santa Rosa de Copán is a municipality in Honduras. The city of Santa Rosa de Copán is the municipal seat and the departmental capital of the Honduran department of Copán.
La Esperanza
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La Esperanza is the capital city and a municipality of the same name of the department of Intibucá, Honduras. La Esperanza is famous for having the coolest climate in Honduras.
Lake Yojoa
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Lake Yojoa is the largest natural lake in Honduras with a surface area of 79 km² and an elevation of 700 m.
Copán Ruinas
Copán was one of the great centers of Maya civilization over a thousand years ago. The beautiful ruins have some of the most impressive pre-Columbian art anywhere.
Ocotepeque
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Ocotepeque is a municipality in the Honduran department of Ocotepeque. The town of Nueva Ocotepeque is the municipal seat and the capital of the department.
Corquin
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Corquin is a rural town in the Copán department in western Honduras.
Celaque National Park
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Celaque National Park is a mountainous jungle region in the western highlands of Honduras. The park is the site of Cerro de las Minas, the highest mountain in Honduras with an elevation of 2870 meters.
La Tigra National Park
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La Tigra National Park is one of Honduras' most popular parks with easy access to the capital city of Tegucigalpa. The park is a mountainous rainforest with excellent hiking trails and a remarkable diversity of wildlife including over 350 species of avians, making it ideal for birdwatching.
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.Cusuco National Park
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Cusuco National Park is a national park in the Merendon mountains of the Honduran Highlands. The park is open to visitors, but it is not well developed for tourism.
Sierra de Agalta National Park
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Sierra de Agalta National Park is Honduran national park in the Central Highalands of Honduras. The park is a remote, mountainous area that has other protected natural areas next to it.
Pico Pijol National Park
Pico Pijol National Park is a national park in Honduras. It was established on 1 January 1987 and covers an area of 122.1 square kilometres. It has an altitude of between 1,800 and 2,282 metres.Patuca National Park
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Patuca National Park is a large protected area of dense jungle in eastern Honduras, near the border with Nicaragua.
Montaña de Comayagua National Park
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Montaña de Comayagua National Park is a protected natural area in the central highlands of Honduras.
Montaña Santa Bárbara National Park
Montaña Santa Bárbara National Park is a protected natural area in the Honduran Highlands region of western Honduras. It is isolated in a remote mountainous area with few signs of "civilization" but vast areas of forested mountains with several adjacent parks and other protected areas.Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park
Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park is a protected natural area in the Central Highlands of Honduras. The park protects an area of cloud forest and a small mountain range known as the Sierra Pijol.
Honduran Highlands
- Type: region
- Location: Honduras, Central America, North America
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Latitude of center
14.64° or 14° 38′ 24″ northLongitude of center
-87.27° or 87° 16′ 12″ westWikidata ID
Q14218434
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Italian—“Honduran Highlands” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “洪都拉斯高地”
- Italian: “Entroterra dell’Honduras”
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