
Atlántida (department)
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Caribbean Sea
The Caribbean Sea is a sea of the Atlantic Ocean located in the tropics of the Western hemisphere. It is bounded by Mexico and Central America to the west and southwest, to the north by the Greater Antilles, and to the east by the Lesser Antilles....
shore 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...
, Central America
Central America
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. The capital is the port city of 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...
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In the past decades the tourism took over to become the most important legitimate economic source for the coastal area. In 2005 it had an estimated population of about 372,532 people. The department covers a total surface area of 4,251 km².
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Municipalities
- ArizonaArizona, AtlántidaArizona is a municipality in the Honduran department of Atlántida. The villages of Cangelica, Chiquito, El Cedro, El Coco, El Retiro, Hicaque, Jilamo, Las Palmas, Los Bolos, Matarras, Mezapa, Mojiman, Oropendolas, Planes de Hicaque, Quebradas de Arena, Santa Maria, Uluasito and Zapote are located...
- El PorvenirEl Porvenir, AtlántidaEl Porvenir is a municipality in the Honduran department of Atlántida....
- EspartaEspartaEsparta is a municipality in the Honduran department of Atlántida....
- JutiapaJutiapa, AtlántidaJutiapa is a municipality in the Honduran department of Atlántida....
- La Ceiba
- La MasicaLa MasicaLa Masica is a municipality in the Honduran department of Atlántida....
- San FranciscoSan Francisco, AtlántidaSan Francisco is a municipality in the Honduran department of Atlántida....
- TelaTelaTela is a town in Honduras on the northern Caribbean coast. It is located in the department of Atlantida.-History:Tela was founded by the Spanish conquistador Cristóbal de Olid on 3 May 1524 near an indigenous town named Tehuacán, ruled by a cacique named Cucumba which had a very good source of...