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El Encontradero Destination Guide

Discover El Encontradero in Honduras

El Encontradero in the region of Lempira is a place located in Honduras - some 102 mi or ( 165 km ) West of Tegucigalpa , the country's capital .

Interactive map of El Encontradero

Local time in El Encontradero is now 05:10 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " America/Tegucigalpa " with a UTC offset of -6 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Belmopan, San Salvador, Santa Tecla, Zacapa, and Puerto Barrios. When in this area, you might want to check out Belmopan . We discovered 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 El Encontradero ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Episode 24: Gracias Honduras

2:16 min by halfthrottle
Views: 13096 Rating: 4.50

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. ..

Calle Principal, Ciudad de Gracias, Lempira, Honduras

0:43 min by wilsonfaa1
Views: 4857 Rating: 5.00

Esta es la calle principal de la antañona ciudad de Gracias, Lempira en Honduras. ..


NP Celaque, Honduras

2:22 min by brouber
Views: 124 Rating: 1.00

Tropický mlžný les (cloud forest) a nejvyšší hora Hondurasu. 1. - 2.8.2011 www.brouber.cz ..

COPAN TRAVESIA 2010 MOSTRANDO UN IMPERIO MAYA

1:41 min by francisadalberto
Views: 85 Rating: 0.00

EN LA RUTA MAYA COPAN 2010 COMPARTIENDO UNA EXPERIENCIAS DE LAS ANTIGUAS CIVILIZACIONES CON BUENOS AMIGOS Y DISFRUTANDO DEL PUEBLITO, AQUÍ ESTAMOS DE GUIA MOSTRANDO Y COMPARANDO COMO ERA LA CIVILIZACI ..


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Interesting facts about this location

San Manuel Colohete

San Manuel Colohete is a municipality in the Honduran department of Lempira, located approximately twenty miles southwest of the departmental capital of Gracias. The population of the entire municipality is around 16,000 but within the town center about 1,500. San Manuel’s principal landmark is the late 17th century Spanish-built church.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 14.45 -88.67 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 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.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 14.47 -88.60 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: Municipalities of the Lempira Department, Populated places in Honduras

San Marcos de Caiquín

San Marcos de Caiquín is a municipality in the Honduran department of Lempira; it has the particular significance of being the newest one. In order to make it to the municipality capital, the traveler must start in the city of Gracias.

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Located at 14.42 -88.60 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tags: Municipalities of the Lempira Department, Populated places in Honduras

Belén Gualcho

Belén Gualcho is a municipality in the Honduran department of Ocotepeque. This small village founded in 1715 is a jewel in the middle of the Honduran mountains, located in the departament of Ocopetepeque and close to Gracias and San Sebastian to the south. The highlights of the village are the colonial Church of La Trinidad and Sunday Market where the Lenca people come to sale and get basic supplies.

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Located at 14.48 -88.80 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: Municipalities of the Ocotepeque Department, 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.

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Located at 14.58 -88.58 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Tags: Departments of Honduras, Lempira Department