General travel information for Honduras
Continent: Central America
Geographical location: Between the Pacific and Atlantic at the widest point of the Central American land bridge
Highest elevation: Cerro Las Minas (2870 m above sea level)
Longest river: Río Patuca (320 km)
Form of government: Republic System of
Government: Presidential system
Languages: Spanish
Neighboring countries: Guatemala, El Salvador, Nicaragua
Capital: Tegucigalpa
Area: Approx. 112,100 km²
Residents: Approx. 9,182,800 people (2018)
Population density: 79 residents per km²
Religions: Approx. 47% followers of Catholic, 41% of Protestant Christianity
Currency: Honduran Lempira (HNL); 1 euro is about 26.5 HNL. Travel
Climate: Tropical
Time zone: UTC -6
Area code: +504
Country code: HN, HND, 340
Electricity: In Honduras, the type A and B sockets are used. The mains voltage is 110 V with a 60 Hz change interval. A travel plug adapter is an advantage.
- Check a2zdirectory for old history of Honduras and agooddir for modern history of Honduras.
Culture and places of interest in Honduras
With the exception of a few remote indigenous settlements, the culture of Honduras is mainly Spanish. Both in Tegucigalpa and in the former capital Comayagua, colonial buildings predominate. The heart of the colonial architecture is the Baroque cathedral of Comayagua from the 18th century. The most significant Indian heritage is the ruins of Copán, a temple complex from the late classical era.
Musically, Honduras is shaped by the coexistence and coexistence of different ethnic and cultural identities. The music of marimba orchestras can be heard at village festivals and other celebrations in the highlands. The marimba is the most popular musical instrument in Honduras; it is played predominantly in the northern coastal area and is used in Afro-Caribbean folklore.
Among the cultural sights in Honduras are the Mayan Copán ruins in the valley of the Río Copán in the far west of Honduras. The ruins have been explored since the middle of the 19th century and have been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1980. Other archaeologically interesting archaeological sites of the Mayas can be found at Los Naranjos and El Puente. Also worth seeing are the caves of Talguá / Catacamas, where the remains of a dozen ceramic vessels and glowing bones of around 200 people were discovered in a cathedral-like room at a depth of 600 m.
The natural beauties of Honduras include the remaining rainforests, which can be visited in the 5000 km² Rio Plátano biosphere reserve. In addition, all the other national parks in Honduras with their unique mountain cloud forests are also worth seeing. Also the largest inland lake of Honduras with around 90 km², the Lago de Yojoa, as well as the Caribbean islands Islas de Bahía with the unique coral reefs should be visited on a trip through Honduras.
Fixed-date holidays in Honduras
Jan 1st New Years
Apr 14th America Day
May 1st Labor Day Sep
15th Independence Day
Oct 3rd Birthday of Morazan
Oct 12th. Columbus Day
Oct 21st Army Day
Dec 25th Christmas
Medical information for Honduras
For legal reasons, we as a tour operator are not allowed to communicate any binding medical information for Honduras and therefore refer to the information provided by the Foreign Office of the Federal Republic of Germany, the Robert Koch Institute and the German Society for Tropical Medicine and International Health
Travel advice for Honduras
You can obtain current travel and safety information, information on entering and leaving the country, as well as special criminal law information and recommendations for your stay in Honduras from the Federal Foreign Office of the Federal Republic of Germany.
Foreign mission in Honduras
Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany in Tegucigalpa (There is another honorary consulate in San Pedro Sula)
Administrative district / Consular district: Honduras
Place: Tegucigalpa
Street address: Avenida República Dominicana, Sendero Santo Domingo # 925, Col. Lomas del Guijarro, Tegucigalpa, MDC
Postal address: Embajada de la República Federal de Alemania, Apartado Postal 3145, Tegucigalpa, MDC, Honduras
Phone: +504 2275-9292, for emergencies + 504 9990-2437
Fax: +504 2239-9018
Email: Contact form
Website: http: // www. tegucigalpa.diplo.de Official languages
in the host country: Spanish
Embassy of the Republic of Honduras in Berlin
(there are other honorary consulates in Hamburg, Duisburg and Munich, among others)
Place: Berlin
Street address: Cuxhavenerstraße 14
Postal address: Cuxhavenerstraße 14, 10555 Berlin
Telephone: 030 3 97 49 709
Fax: 030 397 59 712
E-Mail: [email protected]
Website: http://www.embajada-honduras.de
