Deportivo Lenca
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Deportivo Lenca was a Honduran soccer club based on El Progreso
, Honduras
. It played in Liga de Ascenso de Honduras
but in 2008 it was bought by Club Junior from El Negrito
, Yoro
. Their name derives from the Lenca people and their emblem once feature the Chief Lempira, a national hero in Honduras.
El Progreso
The municipality of El Progreso is located in the Honduran department of Yoro. Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport of San Pedro Sula is located west of the city. To the east of the city is the mountain range of Mico Quemado ....
, 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...
. It played in Liga de Ascenso de Honduras
Liga de Ascenso de Honduras
Liga de Ascenso is the second division of Honduran football; it was founded on 17 December 1979 as Segunda División and renamed Liga de Ascenso on 21 July 2002...
but in 2008 it was bought by Club Junior from El Negrito
El Negrito
El Negrito is a municipality in the Honduran department of Yoro....
, Yoro
Yoro
Yoro is the capital city of the Yoro department of Honduras....
. Their name derives from the Lenca people and their emblem once feature the Chief Lempira, a national hero in Honduras.