HONDURAS

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• Honduras is located in Central America and is right next to El Salvador and Guatemala.
• The Capitol of Honduras is Tegucigalpa and some cities are San Pedro Sula and La Ceiba.
• The population of Honduras is 8,746,673

GROUPS THAT MAKE UP THE POPULATION

• Mestizos are Amerindian and European and they make up 95% of the population.
• Amerindians are from North and South America and make up 2% of the population.
• Black- 2%
• White- 1%

GEOGRAPHY

• Honduras is a little bit bigger then Tennessee.
• They own 111,890 square kilometers.
• There climate is tropical hot and humid. It is cooler around the mountains.
• Some resources they have are timber, gold, silver, copper, lead, zinc, iron ore, coal, and fish.

RELIGION

• 97% Catholics.
• 3% Protestant.

HOLIDAYS CELEBRATED.

• Honduras Independence Day is celebrated September 15. They have parades all day and make delicious foods.
• Americas Day is celebrated April 14 and is meant to celebrate the American countries.

SPORTS

• Soccer is the most popular sport there.
• Honduras FIFA team is ranked 80 and there best player is Carlo Costly.

FOODS

• Baleada- large tortilla with refried beans, ground beef, and and veggies.
• Mixed Grill- is your choice of meat and vegetables and grill them on a stick.

CLOTHING

• Women wear homemade dresses with various colors of yarn and fabric.
• Men would wear guayaberas which is a white shirt with light colors and is worn with jeans.

LANDMARKS

• Some popular landmarks visited by tourists are Copán which is a Mayan ruin, La Tigra which is the first National Park in Honduras, and Celaque National Park which is a Cloud Forest that has frequent fogs.