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Colmenas Destination Guide

Explore Colmenas in Honduras

Colmenas in the region of Comayagua is a town in Honduras - some 46 mi or ( 74 km ) North-West of Tegucigalpa , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Colmenas

Current time in Colmenas is now 04:50 AM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " America/Tegucigalpa " with a UTC offset of -6 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Belmopan, San Salvador, Puerto Barrios, New Guatemala, and Antigua Guatemala. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Belmopan . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Colmenas ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Baile de los Diablitos 1

0:37 min by Drew Shuller
Views: 2752 Rating: 0.00

Dance of the Little Devils. A traditional folklore dance performed once a year and only in Comayagua. I think it recreates a battle between the Moors and the Christians and honors St. Sebastian. Or, t ..

Baile de los Diablitos 2, now with more, uh, something.

0:58 min by Drew Shuller
Views: 2144 Rating: 5.00

I saw these cats coming down the street and immediately checked for machetes. Only in Honduras! ..


Canadian Volunteers Build a Home in Honduras (Part 2) - Global BC TV

4:35 min by Short Story
Views: 1421 Rating: 5.00

18 "Habitat for Humanity" volunteers traveled to Honduras for their vacations in May 2011 to build a home for a low income family in Siguatepeque. Story shot, written, and edited by video journalist S ..

Canadian Volunteers Build a Home in Honduras (Part 1) - Global BC TV

4:35 min by Short Story
Views: 1353 Rating: 5.00

18 "Habitat for Humanity" volunteers traveled to Honduras for their vacations in May 2011 to build a home for a low income family in Siguatepeque. Story shot, written, and edited by video journalist S ..


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Interesting facts about this location

El Rosario, Comayagua

El Rosario is a municipality in the Honduran department of Comayagua. The municipality consists of a main town (Casco Urbano) with approximately 7,000 residents, and a large number of aldeas or villages, which bring the municipality's entire population to 17,000. The town is located one hour by car from the department of Comayagua and two and a half hour from Tegucigalpa. Principal economic activities include farming, construction, and factory work.

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Located at 14.57 -87.74 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Municipalities of the Comayagua Department, Populated places in Honduras

Estadio Carlos Miranda

Estadio Municipal Carlos Miranda is a multi-purpose stadium in Comayagua, Honduras. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Hispano FC. The stadium holds 10,000 people. Comayagua Municipal 300pxFull name Estadio Municipal Carlos MirandaLocation Comayagua CityBuilt 2005Opened December 3, 2005Owner Municipality of ComayaguaArchitect Perspectives ArquitectonicasCapacity 17,000Tenants Hispano FC, CD Motagua

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Located at 14.45 -87.66 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tags: Football venues in Honduras, Multi-purpose stadiums in Honduras

Comayagua prison fire

The Comayagua prison fire was a deadly fire that occurred 14/15 February 2012 at the National Penitentiary in Comayagua, Honduras, killing 360 people. Among the dead were the spouses of inmates on conjugal visits. Prisoners trapped in their cells died by burning or suffocation; dozens were "burned beyond recognition". The fire in the prison started late in the evening of 14 February. According to one prisoner, calls for help went out almost immediately and "for a while, nobody listened.

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Located at 14.45 -87.64 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: 2012 fires, 2012 in Honduras, Building and structure fires, Comayagua Department, Deaths in Honduras, Fires in Honduras

Comayagua Department

Comayagua is one of the 18 departments (departamentos) into which the Central American nation of Honduras is divided. The departmental capital is Comayagua. The department covers a total surface area of 5,196 km² and, in 2005, had an estimated population of 390,643 people.

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Located at 14.45 -87.63 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: Comayagua Department, Departments of Honduras

Siguatepeque, Comayagua

Siguatepeque is a town and municipality in the Honduran department of Comayagua. Siguatepeque, located in the central mountains of Honduras (population 75,000) is green and colourful, and can be described as a garden town. The region, with its rural flavour, is primarily dedicated to farm and forest enterprises. The National School of Forestry Science (ESNACIFOR) provides training for students from all of Latin America.

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Located at 14.60 -87.83 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Tags: Municipalities of the Comayagua Department, Populated places in Honduras