By: Joshua Hamlett

A person from Honduras would be called a hondureno. honduren Rock Harbor in Honduras

Honduras is slightly larger than Tennessee which is about 43,278 square miles.

Tegucigalpa.

As of July of 2000 the population was estimated to be around 6.25 million, with a growth rate of 2.52 percent annually. People in Honduras

Lempira (L), also known as the peso. One lempira equals 100 centavos. Coin denominations include 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, and 50 centavos, and notes include 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50, and 100 lempiras. Lempiras

They have two parties for president. The Partido Liberal (PL) was founded by Celeo Arias in the 1880s The Partido Nacional (PN) was established in 1902 by Manuel Bonilla.

Coffee, bananas, shrimp, lobster, meat, zinc, lumber. Coffee Lobster Shrimp

Democratic Constitutional Republic President of Honduras.

A flight over the Bay Islands. Roatan Copan Ruinas San Pedro Sula Road between San Pedro Sula and Tela/La Ceiba Ruins of Copan

During the first millennium, Honduras was inhabited by the Maya. Columbus explored the country in Honduras, with four other Central American nations, declared its independence from Spain in 1821 to form a federation of Central American states. In 1838, Honduras left the federation and became independent. The Mayan civilization in Honduras.

Political unrest rocked Honduras in the early 1900s, resulting in an occupation by U.S. Marines. Dictator Gen. Tiburcio Carias Andino established a strong government in 1932.

In 1969, El Salvador invaded Honduras after Honduran landowners deported several thousand Salvadorans. Five thousand people ultimately died in what is called “the football war” because it broke out during a soccer game between the two countries. By threatening economic sanctions and military intervention, the Organization of American States (OAS) induced El Salvador to withdraw. News article of “football war.”

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