Valladolid, Lempira

For other uses, see Valladolid (disambiguation).
Valladolid
Municipality

A view of the northern exit to Tambla
Valladolid

Location in Honduras

Coordinates: 14°9′0″N 88°43′6″W / 14.15000°N 88.71833°W / 14.15000; -88.71833
Country Honduras
Department Lempira
Villages 12
Area
  Total 81 km2 (31 sq mi)
Population (2015)
  Total 3,747
  Density 46/km2 (120/sq mi)

Valladolid is one of the municipalities of the Lempira department of Honduras. It takes about 2.5 hours to travel there and it must be via Santa Rosa de Copán–San Marcos de Ocotepeque–Cololaca–Tambla–Valladolid.

History

It was founded in the "Los Patios" village, with the former name of "Colopel", it was later relocated to "Los Naranjos" villages, where it is nowadays; and the name was changed to Valladolid. In the census of 1887 it was registered as a municipality of Guarita district.

Valladolid church
A Street in Valladolid

Geography

The origin of the rocks and soils in its mountains is totally volcanic. This is clearly seen on the slopes of the road. The municipality capital is on top of a mountain, and there are many pine forest and some sub tropical trees to provide shade to coffee plants. The weather is very cool because of the elevation and the Pine forests.

Boundaries

Its boundaries are:

Resources

It is one more of the municipalities proper for coffee plantation. The second main activity is commerce, starting with groceries followed by several supplies for construction and farming. Cattle raising, beans and corn crops are mostly for local consumption. It has electricity and mobile communication services. It also has a couple of hardware stores.

Population

In Valladolid the cross-breed represents 90% of the population. There are plenty of individuals with white skin.

Tourism

As the traveler approaches the municipality capital they go up a long section, this particular section is very dangerous because there are very deep cliffs. Some curves also need attention. One of the features of this municipality capital is the streets paved with rocks, since they did a very good job. The Pine forests all around give a special touch to the landscapes of the surrounding mountains. The people are very nice and welcoming.

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Coordinates: 14°9′N 88°44′W / 14.150°N 88.733°W / 14.150; -88.733


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