Armenia Bonito, Atlántida
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Armenia Bonito - A "barrio" or "colonia" 7 miles west of downtown La Ceiba
La Ceiba
La Ceiba is a port city on the northern coast of Honduras in Central America. It is located on the southern edge of the Caribbean, forming part of the south eastern boundary of the Gulf of Honduras...

 in the Atlántida Department in the country of Honduras
Honduras
Honduras is a republic in Central America. It was previously known as Spanish Honduras to differentiate it from British Honduras, which became the modern-day state of Belize...

 in Central America
Central America
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. It is located in the northern part of Honduras within view of Caribbean Sea
Caribbean Sea
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.

Geography

Population: +/- 3,000

It is sometimes called Armenia Nueva or simply Armenia. The communities of Primer de Mayo and Rodas are in the same vicinity.

At the center of the community is an adult soccer field that is located at 15 43’ 42”N x 86 51’ 36” W and sits 22 meters above sea level. Its climate is tropical. The roads are dirt covered with river rock. It is located inside Pico Bonito
Pico Bonito
Pico Bonito National Park is located on the north coast of Honduras, in the mountain range called Cordillera Nombre de Dios, to the southwest of the city La Ceiba. It is part of the Mesoamerican Biological Corridor ....

 National Park (PBNP). Golosón International Airport
Golosón International Airport
Golosón International Airport is an airport located on the western side of the city of La Ceiba, in the Atlántida Department on the north coast of Honduras. It is also known as La Ceiba Airport and Hector C. Moncada Air Base .-Facilities:The airport resides at an elevation of above mean sea level...

 (LCE) is less than a mile from Armenio Bonito.

Armenia Bonito is bordered on the west by the Rio Bonito (beautiful river) and on the south by the mountain range called Nombre de Dios (name of God).

Demographics

Armenia Bonito is a small village of approximately 3,000 people and there are 300 houses. The average person in this community makes less than $3,000US/year. The average home is made of cinder block and has an outdoor toilet, tin roof, limited electricity and poor drinking water. Other homes in the community are made of sticks and mud with thatched roofs. While most homes have a cement foundation some homes have dirt floors.

In Armenia Bonito there are two elementary schools and one middle school. There is a boy's orphanage, a soccer field, three small Christian
Christian
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 churches, one Catholic
Catholic
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 church, a one-room town hall and approximately 10 small stores run out of homes.

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See also

  • La Ceiba
    La Ceiba
    La Ceiba is a port city on the northern coast of Honduras in Central America. It is located on the southern edge of the Caribbean, forming part of the south eastern boundary of the Gulf of Honduras...

  • Honduras
    Honduras
    Honduras is a republic in Central America. It was previously known as Spanish Honduras to differentiate it from British Honduras, which became the modern-day state of Belize...

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