Choluteca Tourism

The department of Choluteca is located in the southern part of Honduras and is one of the first 7 departments in which the country was divided during the first political division of Honduras.

It was created on June 28, 1825, at the Presidential mandate of Dionisio de Herrera, First Head of the Honduran State.

El Paraiso Tourism

The department of El Paraiso has a lot of culture and history in the many activities and cultural events both as artistic and religious are held. Importanes their cultural festivals are:

Moors and Christians
Easter Sunday: The carreritas San Juan (Yuscarán and Tegucigalpa)
Flower Festival and Café (jungles, El Paraiso)
Mango Festival (Yuscarán)
Corn Festival (Danli, Paraiso)
Guancasco between Texiguat and Liure (Texiguat, El Paraiso)

Lempira Tourism

The inhabitants of the department of Lempira is mainly engaged in agriculture and livestock. Its main crops are corn, coffee, sorghum, rice and snuff. Its provincial capital is the city of Thanks. His political division consists of 28 municipalities, 299 villages and 2,159 hamlets.

Yoro Tourism

Yoro department is located in the North Central zone Honduras, its provincial capital is the city of Yoro, which together with El Progreso and Olanchito are its most important cities. The land area of the department is of 7,781 km². Its population until 2012 was 571.569 inhabitants and its territory is divided into 11 municipalities, 263 villages and 2,015 hamlets.

Atlantida Tourism

The department of Atlantida was founded on February 24, 1902 taking part of the departments of Colon and Yoro.

Its creation took place in the Eighth Division Policy Honduras, as President of the Republic General Terence Sierra.

It is located in the north of the country and its territorial extension is of 4,251 km², the departmental capital is the port city of La Ceiba, the third largest city in Honduras. It has a population of approximately 450,000 inhabitants and its political division consists of 8 municipalities, 229 villages, 879 villages and more than 260 districts and colonies.

Olancho Tourism

Olancho department is the largest department in Honduras with 23.905 km².

It was created on June 28, 1825, when the territory was divided into seven departments during the First Political Division of Honduras.

Olancho department is located on the North Eastern part of the country and its population until 2012 was 530.644 inhabitants. Its vast territory is divided into 23 municipalities, 289 villages and 3,010 hamlets. Its provincial capital is the city of Juticalpa and Catacamas is the second largest and most important department, site where the famous city talgua caves.

Santa Barbara Tourism

History
The department of Santa Barbara was one of the seven departments originally created by the first head of state of Honduras, Attorney Don Dionisio de Herrera on 28 June 1825. Subsequently, he was President Domingo Vásquez made a division department and created the department Cortes on July 4, 1893. Its provincial capital is a city of Santa Barbara, the population of this department is approximately 400,000.