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Las Arenas Destination Guide

Explore Las Arenas in Honduras

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

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Current time in Las Arenas is now 05:07 PM (Thursday) . 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, Belize City, San Salvador, Santa Tecla, and Zacapa. 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 Las Arenas ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

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 3 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.

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Located at 14.40 -88.42 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: Municipalities of the Intibucá Department, Populated places established in 1747, 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

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 15 km away
Tags: Municipalities of the Lempira 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 15 km away
Tags: Departments of Honduras, Lempira Department