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CopánUNESCO

Ruinas de Copán

Ruins · Copán Department

Copán is an archaeological site of the Maya civilization in the Copán Department of western Honduras, not far from the border with Guatemala. It is one of the most important sites of the Maya civilization, which was not excavated until the 19th century.

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Río Plátano Biosphere ReserveUNESCO

Reserva de la Biosfera de Río Plátano

Park & nature · Gracias a Dios Department

The Río Plátano Biosphere Reserve is a protected area in the Gracias a Dios department region on the Caribbean coast of Honduras. With a total area of 5,250 square kilometers (2,030 mi2), most of the reserve runs along the Río Plátano.

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Tegucigalpa

City · Francisco Morazán Department

Tegucigalpa is the capital and largest city of Honduras along with its sister city, Comayagüela.

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San Pedro Sula

City · Cortés Department

San Pedro Sula is the capital of Cortés Department, Honduras. It is located in the northwest corner of the country in the Sula Valley, about 50 kilometers south of Puerto Cortés on the Caribbean Sea.

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Roatán

Island · Bay Islands Department

Roatán is an island in the Caribbean, about 65 kilometres (40 mi) off the northern coast of Honduras. The largest of the Bay Islands of Honduras, it is located between the islands of Utila and Guanaja.

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La Ceiba

City · Atlántida Department

La Ceiba is a municipality, the capital of the Honduran department of Atlántida and a port city on the northern coast of Honduras in Central America. It is located on the southern edge of the Caribbean, forming part of the south eastern boundary of the Gulf of Honduras.

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Comayagua

City · Comayagua Department

Comayagua is a city, municipality and old capital of Honduras, located 80 km (50 mi) northwest of Tegucigalpa on the highway to San Pedro Sula and 594 m (1,949 ft) above sea level.

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Utila

Island · Bay Islands Department

Utila is the smallest of Honduras' major Bay Islands, after Roatán and Guanaja, in a region that marks the south end of the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef System, the second-largest in the world. It has been documented in history since Columbus' fourth voyage.

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Guanaja

Island · Bay Islands Department

Guanaja is one of the Bay Islands of Honduras and is in the Caribbean. It is about 70 kilometres (43 mi) off the north coast of Honduras, and 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) from the island of Roatan.

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Cabo Gracias a Dios

Viewpoint · Gracias a Dios Department

Cabo Gracias a Dios, known in Miskito as Kip Almuk, is a prominent headland and river delta situated at the midpoint of the eastern coast of Central America, marking the geographical apex of the Mosquito Coast. It is the point where the Coco River flows into the Caribbean Sea.

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Lake Yojoa

Lago de Yojoa

Lake · Cortés

Lake Yojoa is the largest lake in Honduras with a surface area of 79 square kilometers and an average depth of 15 meters. At an altitude of 700 meters, it lies in a depression formed by volcanoes.

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Tiger Island

Isla del Tigre

Island · Valle Department

El Tigre is an island located in the Gulf of Fonseca, a body of water on the Pacific coast of Central America. The island is a conical basaltic stratovolcano and the southernmost volcano in Honduras. It belongs to Valle department.

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