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Throughout its history, the Garífuna have settled on the Atlantic coast of Honduras, being the departments of Islas de la Bahía, Cortés, Atlántida and Colón where the largest number of Honduran Garífunas are concentrated. This territory has allowed this group to depend on the marine resources provided by the northern coast of Honduras.
see Cadejo 1. A supernatural character from Central American and southern Mexican folklore. 2. 2. The tale of the mythical creature with which parents threatened their children not to misbehave. La Mula Herrada (the shod mule) see La Mula Herrada A story of an apparition of a hellish mule accompanied by the dragging sound of a horse shoe. El Bulero (the shoeshine man) see El Bulero The ...
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Brenda Suyapa Pineda representing the Chortis of Honduras at the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduras. The Chʼortiʼ area, which had Copán as its cultural center, was the headquarters of the ancient Mayan civilization. The Chʼortiʼ people in Honduras are known for their first ruler Yax K'uk' Mo' (pronounced 'Yash Kook Mo') who was the ...
Honduras was no exception in the sense that in important cities of the region such as Comayagua and Tegucigalpa, it was possible to see how there was a flourishing. artistic and architectural, since there were constructions of various churches, monasteries, and other structures that gave more picturesque character to the cities. On Honduran ...
The first university in the city was the Centro Universitario Regional del Litoral Atlántico (often called CURLA). It is a Public university run by the larger Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Honduras . The first private university to open in the city was Universidad Tecnológica de Honduras(UTH), which opened in 1995. At the time the college ...
In 2002, permits were obtained by the Consorcio de Inversiones SA de CV (CISA) to build a hydro electric dam on the Rio Intibucá over an abandoned hydro project. Called the La Esperanza Hydro Project after the city, the dam began producing electricity for the surrounding communities in 2003, but its phase two expansion was not completed until ...
Nuestra Señora de Suyapa Our Lady of Suyapa is the Patroness of Honduras. March 19 Father's Day Día del Padre Coincides with Saint Joseph's Day April 19 Spanish Language Day Día del Idioma Española: Honors the Spanish language and culture; coincides with the death of Miguel de Cervantes [5] Second Sunday of May [6] Mother's Day: Día de la ...