Discover Contao in Honduras
Contao in the region of Lempira is a town located in Honduras - some 90 mi or ( 145 km ) West of Tegucigalpa , the country's capital .
Local time in Contao is now 08:33 PM (Thursday) . 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, San Salvador, Santa Tecla, Zacapa, and New Guatemala. When in this area, you might want to check out Belmopan . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Contao ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Gualcince
Gualcince is a municipality in the Honduran department of Lempira. It is one of the several municipalities of the Lempira department. It is located 78 km from Gracias city. It is necessary to pass by San Juan, Intibuca and through the municipalities of Santa Cruz and San Andrés. It has 2 accesses, which separate from the main road that leads to southern municipalities. The road is constantly being repaired.
Located at 14.12 -88.55 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Candelaria, Lempira
Candelaria is a municipality in the Honduran department of Lempira. Candelaria is one of the municipalities of the Lempira department. It is located 96 km away from Gracias city, and passing by San Juan del Caite (Intibuca). In terms of time, that is about 3.5 hours of driving on an unpaved road, going up and down through mountains, one of them is "Congolón" where the hero Lempira fought the Spanish conquerors.
Located at 14.08 -88.57 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Piraera
Piraera is one of the municipalities of Lempira department in Honduras. It is located on one of the branches of "Congolón" mountain, it is 105 km away from the city of Gracias.
Located at 14.07 -88.47 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Virginia, Lempira
Virginia is a municipality in the Honduran department of Lempira. Virginia is located in Lempira Honduras and shares a border with El Salvador. Many Virginians travel to El Salvador to do their shopping, because the Honduran cities are far away from Virginia. It is one of the smallest municipalities of the Lempira department. It is 15 km or 30 minutes away from Mapulaca. And the best way to get there is via Gracias; observing all the warnings mentioned in previous articles.
Located at 14.02 -88.57 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Mapulaca
Mapulaca is a municipality in the Honduran department of Lempira. It is one of the smallest municipalities in the south of Lempira department. It is hard to get there and the traveler can take any road, however, the suggested option is via Santa Rosa de Copán-San Marcos de Ocotepeque-Cololaca-Valladolid-La Virtud-Mapulaca.
Located at 14.03 -88.62 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
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