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Tegucigalpa
About Tegucigalpa
Tegucigalpa is the capital of Honduras and its largest city. Its name is derived from Tekut Xiuatl Pan, meaning Silver Mountain. Tegucigalpa and its surrounding mountain towns are definitely worth your visit.
Local highlights
Explore the city
- Tigra National Park with great hikes
- El Picacho Zoo and United Nations Park
Explore its museums and historical sights, such as
- Museo Nacional Villaroy - pre-Columbian archaeological objects and colonial, natural history, ethnographic displays
- Museo Historico de la Republica – National History Museum
- Museo del Hombre - evolution of man and antique painting restoration
- Museo Historico Militar – Museum of Military History
- Sala Bancatlan - pre Hispanic artifacts, coins and contemporary paintings by Honduran artists
Highlights in the vicinity
Explore the environment around Tegucigalpa, places like
- Valle de Angeles (30 km from Tegucigalpa)
- Santa Lucia mountain town
- Danli with its production of cubano cigars
- Comayagua (90 km to the south)
- Zambrano (35 km from Tegucigalpa)
- Ojojona (32 km from Tegucigalpa)
Good to know
- No. of inhabitants: 90 Thousand
- Timezone: UTC -6
- Weather: Winter temperatures are around 15˚C while in the summer it’s 27˚C. The wet season is from May till October with an average participation of 88cm annually. There is a small danger of hurricanes as in most Caribbean places.
- Emergency tel. nr: Police: 119
- Tourist Assistance Service: Instituto Hondureño De Turismo. tel.nr.: 383 975
Local transport
- Bus
- Taxi
Inbound transport
- Nearest airport: Toncontin International Airport about 7 Km from the city center
- Bus: good connections all over Honduras like to the Bay Islands and the Copan Ruins
- Boat: Tegucigalpa is not a harbor town, the nearest port is Puerto Cortes
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