Delve into Mejocote in Honduras
Mejocote in the region of Lempira is a city in Honduras - some 96 mi or ( 154 km ) West of Tegucigalpa , the country's capital .
Current time in Mejocote is now 07:46 AM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " America/Tegucigalpa " with a UTC offset of -6 hours. Depending on your travel modalities, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Belmopan, San Salvador, Santa Tecla, Zacapa, and Puerto Barrios. While being here, 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. Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Mejocote ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
Videos
Episode 24: Gracias Honduras
The village of Gracias in Honduras. Short tour of the village, and a pretty lame video about a hike to find a waterfall that we never did actually find. ..
La Isla Colinas Sta Barbara Honduras/Rio Ulua
Disfrutando de la aldea Y el Rio Ulua. ..
Calle Principal, Ciudad de Gracias, Lempira, Honduras
Esta es la calle principal de la antañona ciudad de Gracias, Lempira en Honduras. ..
Small Villages Via Dirt Roads Stanvan's photos around Belén Gualcho, Honduras (travel pics)
Preview of Stanvan's blog at TravelPod. Read the full blog here: www.travelpod.com This blog preview was made by TravelPod using the TripAdvisor™ TripWow slideshow creator. Learn more about these vide ..
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Interesting facts about this location
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.
Located at 14.58 -88.58 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Gracias
Gracias is a small Honduran town/municipality that was founded in 1536, and is the capital of Lempira Department. It has a population of approximately 25,000 people (12,000 in the urban center). It is found in the mountainous centre of western Honduras.
Located at 14.58 -88.58 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
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).
Located at 14.50 -88.50 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
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.
Located at 14.62 -88.47 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
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.
Located at 14.47 -88.60 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
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