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Discover Belen in Honduras

Belen in the region of Lempira is a town located in Honduras - some 90 mi or ( 145 km ) West of Tegucigalpa , the country's capital .

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Local time in Belen is now 02:02 AM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " America/Tegucigalpa " with a UTC offset of -6 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Belmopan, Belize City, San Salvador, Santa Tecla, and Zacapa. When in this area, you might want to check out Belmopan . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Belen ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Small Villages Via Dirt Roads Stanvan's photos around Belén Gualcho, Honduras (travel pics)

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Grens hoppen Martenijzerman's photos around Gracias, Honduras (aardverschuiving guatemala)

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San Juan Mikeandmary's photos around San Juan, Honduras (san juan honduras)

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Interesting facts about this location

Belén, Honduras

Belén is a municipality in the Honduran department of Lempira. The latitude is 15.75 north, the longitude is 87.93 west, and the altitude is 313 meters. Belén is one of the municipalities of the Lempira department. It is located south east from the colonial city of Gracias, following the paved road heading to the Intibuca department. The first big town in Intibuca is called San Juan (del Caite).

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 14.50 -88.50 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Municipalities of the Lempira Department, Populated places in Honduras

La Campa

La Campa is a municipality and an aldea, or small town, in the Honduran Department of Lempira, located about 18 kilometres by dirt road from Gracias, the largest town in the immediate region. The inhabitants of Gracias, La Campa, and other nearby aldeas, including San Manuel Colohete, are mainly of Lenca descent. Although the aldea is small, there are multiple smaller and spread out satellite communities in the hills above La Campa, such as Cruz Alta.

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Located at 14.47 -88.60 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: Municipalities of the Lempira Department, Populated places in Honduras

La Iguala

La Iguala is a municipality in the Honduran department of Lempira. La Iguala is one of the oldest municipalities of the Lempira department. The municipality capital is also known as "La Iguala Centro". The access to this town is quite a challenge. Both ways will be briefly described here. The first one is to take the road to the other municipalities of San Rafael and La Unión, going up and down mountains for 30 km and through several communities.

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Located at 14.62 -88.47 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: Municipalities of the Lempira Department, Populated places in Honduras

San Juan, Intibucá

San Juan, Intibucá lies in the western highlands of Honduras between Gracias and La Esperanza. It is located in the department of Intibucá, was founded in 1747 by the Spanish, and has a population of around 1000. San Juan lies in the center of the "Lenca Trail" which runs from Santa Rosa de Copan to Marcala, La Paz. There are still many Lenca groups in the areas surrounding the village center.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 14.40 -88.42 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: Municipalities of the Intibucá Department, Populated places established in 1747, Populated places in Honduras

Lempira Department

Lempira is one of the 18 departments of Honduras, Central America, located in the western part of the country with borders with El Salvador. It was named Gracias department until 1943, and the departmental capital is Gracias. In colonial times, Gracias was an early important administrative center for the Spaniards. It eventually lost importance to Antigua, in Guatemala. Lempira is a rugged department, and it is relatively isolated from the rest of the country.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 14.58 -88.58 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Tags: Departments of Honduras, Lempira Department