Portal:Honduras

Republic of Honduras
*República de Honduras* (Spanish)
Republic of Honduras República de Honduras (Spanish)
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	Motto: "Libre, Soberana e Independiente" (Spanish); "Free, Sovereign and Independent";
ISO 3166 code	HN

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Honduras, officially the Republic of Honduras, is a country in Central America. It is bordered to the west by Guatemala, to the southwest by El Salvador, to the southeast by Nicaragua, to the south by the Pacific Ocean at the Gulf of Fonseca, and to the north by the Gulf of Honduras, a large inlet of the Caribbean Sea. Its capital and largest city is Tegucigalpa.

Honduras was home to several important Mesoamerican cultures, most notably the Maya, before Spanish colonization in the sixteenth century. The Spanish introduced Catholicism and the now predominant Spanish language, along with numerous customs that have blended with the indigenous culture. Honduras became independent in 1821 and has since been a republic, although it has consistently endured much social strife and political instability, and remains one of the poorest countries in the Western Hemisphere. In 1960, the northern part of what was the Mosquito Coast was transferred from Nicaragua to Honduras by the International Court of Justice.

The nation's economy is primarily agricultural, making it especially vulnerable to natural disasters such as Hurricane Mitch in 1998. Honduras has a Human Development Index of 0.624, ranking 138th in the world. In 2022, according to the National Institute of Statistics of Honduras (INE), 73% of the country's population lived in poverty and 53% lived in extreme poverty. The lower class is primarily agriculturally based while wealth is concentrated in the country's urban centers. The country is one of the most economically unequal in Latin America. (Full article...)

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The modern history of Honduras is replete with large-scale disappearances of left-leaning union members, students and others. The legislature approved a new constitution in 1982, and the Liberal Party government of President Roberto Suazo Córdova took office. Suazo relied on United States support — including controversial social and economic development projects sponsored by the United States Agency for International Development — during a severe economic recession. According to the US State Department, "Honduras became host to the largest Peace Corps mission in the world, and non-governmental and international voluntary agencies proliferated."

As the 1985 election approached, the Liberal Party of Honduras interpreted election law as permitting multiple presidential candidates from one party. It claimed victory when its presidential candidates (who received 42% of the vote) collectively outpolled the National Party of Honduras candidate, Rafael Leonardo Callejas Romero. José Azcona del Hoyo, the Liberal Party candidate who received the most votes of the Liberal Party candidates, assumed the presidency in 1986. With the endorsement of the Honduran military, the Azcona administration ushered in the first peaceful transfer of power from one civilian president to another in more than 30 years. (Full article...)

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... that William Gore Ouseley (pictured),
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a diplomat noted for representing British interests in Nicaragua and Honduras, found one of the earliest sources for the Pantomime story of Dick Whittington's cat?
... that the Honduran Patriotic Front, an alliance formed ahead of the 1980s elections, called for an electoral boycott in protest against perceived fraud?
... that when the British Honduran Lands Department claimed no lands were available for women, Gwendolyn Lizarraga marched into the swamp and measured lots to create land parcels?
... that despite being removed from the 1992 Honduras Olympic team and Olympic Village, Polin Belisle still competed in the Olympic marathon?

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Image 1A Honduran breakfast (from Honduran cuisine)
Image 2Mayan representative hieroglyphic of the Yax Kuk Mo Dynasty that later would become the emblem of the Kingdom of "Oxwitik" also known as Copán. (from History of Honduras)
Image 3The railroad transportation suffered a lot of economic issues and disadvantages during the 2000s, it was not until 2010 passenger trains where reactivated. (from History of Honduras)
Image 4Coat of arms of the Miskito royal family. (from History of Honduras)
Image 5Oldest train still preserved in Honduras. (from History of Honduras)
Image 6Emilio Izaguirre (from Culture of Honduras)
Image 7Honduran armed conflict of 1907. (from History of Honduras)
Image 8After the 2009 coup d'état, the military presence in the streets began to be more common. (from History of Honduras)
Image 9European pirates, especially British, French, and Dutch attacked Honduran towns during the colonial era.
Image 10Mayan rain god Chaac representation at the Mayan Sculpture Museum in Copán. (from Culture of Honduras)
Image 11Painting depicting the chief Lempira fighting against a conquistador (from History of Honduras)
Image 12Holy Week in Honduras. (from Culture of Honduras)
Image 13Footballer Porfirio Betancourt, 1981, one of the first hispanic players for the NASL. (from Culture of Honduras)
Image 14President Manuel Bonilla. (from History of Honduras)
Image 15Fried fish from Lake Yojoa (from Honduran cuisine)
Image 16Pyramid 102 of Yarumela, one of the oldest Honduran archeological sites. (from History of Honduras)
Image 17The Fortress of San Fernando de Omoa (from History of Honduras)
Image 18A whale shark near of the Island of Útila in Honduras (from Flora and fauna of Honduras)
Image 19Old presidential palace of Honduras. (from History of Honduras)
Image 20Coat of Arms of Trujillo, one of the oldest towns founded by the Spanish in Honduras.
Image 21Lempira, Lenca leader and war lord. (from Culture of Honduras)
Image 22Honduran Police in a rural area. (from Crime in Honduras)
Image 23Group of dancers with typical costumes from Honduras. (from Culture of Honduras)
Image 24La Merced plaza of Comayagua after the independence from Spain. (from History of Honduras)
Image 25The church of la Merced in the city of Comayagua was the first Cathedral of Honduras in 1550 and is the oldest Honduran church still standing. (from History of Honduras)
Image 26Sawdust carpet in Holy Week. (from Culture of Honduras)
Image 27Sopa de caracol (conch soup) (from Honduran cuisine)
Image 28Casamiento, a rice and beans dish (from Honduran cuisine)
Image 29Lencan cloth. (from Culture of Honduras)
Image 30Cafe Guancasco, is one of the best exponents of Honduran pop rock. (from Culture of Honduras)
Image 31The Virgin of Suyapa (from Culture of Honduras)
Image 32David Suazo. (from Culture of Honduras)
Image 33Map of the town of Trujillo from the 16th century. (from History of Honduras)
Image 34Pre Columbian pottery from the Ulua region. (from Culture of Honduras)
Image 35The Central American peace conference in 1907. (from History of Honduras)
Image 36Tegucigalpa in 1910. (from History of Honduras)
Image 37Central Park in San Pedro Sula, where several cultural events take place throughout the year. (from Culture of Honduras)
Image 38First coat of arms of Honduras given by the emperor Charles I of Spain an 5th of the Holy Roman empire. By the time of the colonial era Honduras suffered a demographic change due the arrival of Spanish immigrants (from History of Honduras)
Image 39Juan Carlos Fanconi, Film Director (from Culture of Honduras)
Image 40Maguen David sinagoge in San Pedro Sula, one of the places of the Honduran Jewish community. (from Culture of Honduras)
Image 41In 1986 Honduras bombed two Nicaraguan towns. (from History of Honduras)
Image 42City of Comayagüela in the 2010s (from History of Honduras)
Image 43Cathedral of Saint Michael Archangel in Tegucigalpa was built during the XVIII century. (from History of Honduras)
Image 44Flag of the Central American Federation that lasted until 1839. (from History of Honduras)
Image 45Typical Honduran breakfast. (from Culture of Honduras)
Image 46One of the Pyramids of Los Naranjos, considered the oldest structures of Honduras.
Image 47Port of Amapala. (from History of Honduras)
Image 48Diablos Negros, is a Honduran hard Rock band active since the 1980s. (from Culture of Honduras)
Image 49The dictatorship of Carias Andino is remembered as the longest dictatorship that Honduras has ever had (from History of Honduras)
Image 50Traditional dance of Honduras. (from Culture of Honduras)
Image 51Pork chop with plantain chips (from Honduran cuisine)
Image 52Graifuna traditional dance. (from Culture of Honduras)
Image 53Police in San Francisco, Lempira Department (from Crime in Honduras)
Image 54Lenca vessel from the Classic period depicting an ear of corn in its sheath (from Honduran cuisine)
Image 55Central American president General Francisco Morazán Quezada.
Image 56Wilson Palacios (from Culture of Honduras)
Image 57Tela's railroad company building, built in 1919. (from History of Honduras)
Image 58After the fall of Tenochtitlan, Hernán Cortés made his journey to the region of las Hibueras, modern day Honduras. (from History of Honduras)
Image 59Honduran National Congress, built during the 1950s (from History of Honduras)
Image 60The baleada is a popular Honduran fast food dish. (from Culture of Honduras)
Image 61Pinchos americanos are a popular dish in Honduras. (from Honduran cuisine)
Image 62A Roman Catholic cathedral in Amapala. (from Culture of Honduras)
Image 63Honduran army in 1926. (from History of Honduras)
Image 64The SS Contessa, a Honduran ship that participated in the Operation Torch in the north African campaign in the Second World War. (from History of Honduras)
Image 65An homemade baleada with eggs, butter, cheese and beans (from Honduran cuisine)
Image 66General Luis Bogran. (from History of Honduras)
Image 67San Cristóbal fortress, in the city of Gracias, built during the 19th century. (from History of Honduras)
Image 68Tegucigalpa after the Mitch Hurricane. (from History of Honduras)
Image 69El Xendra is an independent film that mixes elements of suspense and science fiction. (from Culture of Honduras)
Image 70Xiomara Castro became the first woman to gain a presidential charge in Honduras. (from History of Honduras)
Image 71American troops arriving in Honduras in 1988 during Operation Golden Pheasant. (from History of Honduras)
Image 72The flag of the British protectorate of Mosquitia. (from History of Honduras)
Image 73Train station in La Ceiba during the 1920s. The locomotives were one of the main means of transportation in Honduras during the 20th century. (from History of Honduras)
Image 74Sir Salvador Moncada. Honduran pharmacologyst. (from Culture of Honduras)
Image 75Actress America Ferrera. (from Culture of Honduras)
Image 76Mayan stellae. (from Culture of Honduras)
Image 77Roger Espinoza (from Culture of Honduras)
Image 78The nacatamal a prehispanic dish widely consumed in Honduras. (from Culture of Honduras)
Image 79Honduran emerald (Amazilia luciae) (from Flora and fauna of Honduras)

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Ancestry and ethnicity in Honduras
Indigenous	Maya Pech Sumo Tolupan
Non-Indigenous	Afro-Honduran Arab-Honduran Garifuna White Spanish Jews Mestizo Mulatto

Languages of Honduras
Official language	Spanish
Indigenous languages	Ch'orti Garifuna Lenca Miskito Pech Sumo Tolupan
Other languages	Bay Islands English
Sign languages	Honduran Sign Language Bay Islands Sign Language

Honduras national football team
General	Federation History Players Managers
Venues	Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino (1948–1996) Estadio Francisco Morazán (1996–1997) Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano (1997–present)
Statistics	FIFA World Cup record CONCACAF Gold Cup record Copa América record Results Head to head
Categories	Men teams Senior U-23 U-20 U-17 U-15 Futsal Women teams Women U-23 U-20 U-17 U-15
Rivalries	Costa Rica El Salvador (Football War) Mexico
FIFA World Cup	1982 2010 2014
CONCACAF Gold Cup	1963 1967 1971 1973 1981 1985 1991 1993 1996 1998 2000 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019
Copa América	2001
Goals	Carlo Costly

Rivers of Honduras
Atlantic Basin	Aguán Cangrejal Chamelecón Coco Cruta Cuero Guayambre Guayape Higuito Humuya Jalan Jicatuyo Leán Mocorón Monda Motagua Nakunta Otoro Papaloteca Patuca Paulaya Plátano Rio Blanco Rio Sico Tinto Negro Sico Sigre Sulaco Talgua Tela Telica Tinto Ulúa Wampú Warunta Yaguala
Pacific Basin	Choluteca Goascorán Guarajambala Lempa Mocal Nacaome Río Negro Sumpul Torola

Tegucigalpa
History	Timeline
Infrastructure	Water management
Transport	Toncontín International Airport
Education	Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduras Main Campus Central American Technological University Tegucigalpa Campus Universidad Católica de Honduras Campus San José American School of Tegucigalpa DelCampo International School Discovery School, Tegucigalpa International School of Tegucigalpa Lycée Franco-Hondurien
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