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Honduras Travel Fact Sheet

Honduran girl.
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Basic Info

Country Name

The Republic of Honduras

What the People are Called

Honduran

Ethnic Groups

According to the CIA World Factbook, Honduras has a population of 8,143,564 as at July 2011; the CIA World Factbook states that the population makeup is: "mestizo (mixed Amerindian and European) 90%, Amerindian 7%, black 2%, white 1%".

U.S. Embassy

U.S. Embassy in Honduras Avenida La Paz Tegucigalpa, Honduras Tel: (504) 238-5114 ext. 4400 Email: usahonduras@state.gov Website: http://honduras.usembassy.gov/

Canadian Embassy

Address: The Canadian Embassy is located in Tegucigalpa: In the Centro Financiero CITI – Third floor Boulevard San Juan Bosco, Colonia Payaquí

Postal address: Canadian Embassy PO Box 3552 Tegucigalpa, Honduras

Currency

The lempira (/lɛmˈpɪrə/, sign: L, ISO 4217 code: HNL) is the currency of Honduras. It is subdivided into 100 centavos. The lempira was named after the 16th-century cacique Lempira, a ruler of the indigenous Lenca people, who is renowned in Honduran folklore for leading the (ultimately unsuccessful) local native resistance against the Spanish conquistador forces. He is a national hero, and is honoured on both the 1 lempira note and the 20 and 50 centavos coins.

Time Zone

CST (UTC−6)

Phone/Internet Information

  • Calling code +504
  • ISO 3166 code HN
  • Internet TLD .hn

Major Languages Spoken

Spanish, Honduran Sign Language, Garifuna, Bay Islands Creole English, Mískito, Sumu, Pech, Jicaque, Ch’orti’, Lenca (extinct).

Major holidays

Jan 1 New Year's Day
Jan 6 The Three Wise Men Day
Feb 1 Our Lady of Suyapa
Feb 2 Our Lady of Suyapa
Feb 3 Our Lady of Suyapa
Mar 19 Father´s Day
Mar 20 March equinox
Apr 14 America Day
Apr 17 Maundy Thursday
Apr 18 Good Friday
Apr 19 Holy Saturday
Apr 20 Easter Day
May 1 Labor Day / May Day
May 11 Mother's Day
Jun 19 Corpus Christi
Jun 21 June Solstice
Sep 10 Children´s Day
Sep 15 Independence Day
Sep 17 Teacher´s Day
Sep 23 September equinox
Oct 3 Morazan´s Day
Oct 12 Columbus Day
Oct 21 Army Day
Dec 21 December Solstice
Dec 25 Christmas Day
Dec 31 New Year's Eve

Source: Public Holidays Honduras Source: Wikipedia Honduras

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