Honduras

Central America and the Caribbean
Central America, bordering the Caribbean Sea, between Guatemala and Nicaragua and bordering the Gulf of Fonseca (North Pacific Ocean), between El Salvador and Nicaragua.

15 00 N, 86 30 W

"Libre, Soberana e Independiente" (Spanish) "Free, Sovereign and Independent"
President Porfirio Lobo Sosa	Vice President María Antonieta de Bográn

Capital
Tegucigalpa

Government
Constitutional republic

Religion
15 September 1821 (from Spain)

Population
8,249,574

Ethnic group
90% Mestizo,7% Amerindian,2% Black,1% White

National Language                    
Spanish
           
National Day
15 September 1821 (from Spain)

Anthem
National Anthem of Honduras

Currency
Lempira (HNL)

Attractions
Copan Mayan Ruins...

 Website   

Art & Cultural

The ICON

Copan Mayan Ruins      Copán is an archaeological site of the Maya civilization located in the Copán Department of western Honduras, not far from the border with Guatemala. It was the capital city of a major Classic period kingdom from the 5th to 9th centuries AD. The city was located in the extreme southeast of the Mesoamerican cultural region, on the frontier with the Isthmo-Colombian cultural region, and was almost surrounded by non-Maya peoples. In this fertile valley now lies a city of about 3000, a small airport, and a winding road.

Copan Mayan