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- What is a fun fact about Honduras?
- What is Honduras best known for?
- What is the most popular sport in Honduras?
- What language do they speak in Honduras?
- Is Honduras black?
- What is Honduras money called?
- What fruit is Honduras known for?
- How many states has Honduras?
- What is Honduras culture?
- What type of music do they listen to in Honduras?
- How safe is Honduras?
- What do Honduras celebrate?
- What religion is Honduras?
- How many times has Honduras been in the World Cup?
What is a fun fact about Honduras?
19 Honduras is a part of the second-largest coral reef in the entire world. 20 The country of Honduras is one of the first countries to ban smoking in private homes. 21 The Scarlet Macaw is the national bird of Honduras. 22 Honduras is the second-largest country found in Central America.
What is Honduras best known for?
Honduras is known for its rich natural resources, including minerals, coffee, tropical fruit, and sugar cane, as well as for its growing textiles industry, which serves the international market.
What is the most popular sport in Honduras?
The most popular sport in Honduras is association football. The governing body of football in Honduras is the Federación Nacional Autónoma de Fútbol de Honduras.
What language do they speak in Honduras?
Spanish is the official language of Honduras. A substantial number of Honduran professionals and business executives speak English and many high government officials and private sector leaders were educated in the United States. English is often spoken in the Bay Islands.
Is Honduras black?
Honduras identifies itself as a mestizo nation — of mixed indigenous and European roots — and officially only about 2 percent of the population is of African descent (though the actual number may be as high as 10 percent).
What is Honduras money called?
Understanding the Honduran Lempira
The Central Bank of Honduras manages the Honduran currency and issues banknotes in denominations of 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, and 500 lempiras.
What fruit is Honduras known for?
Perhaps the most popular of all exotic tropical fruits available in Honduras is the Rambutan. Locals call them “lichas”, Rambutan is a hairy looking fruit that is native to Southeast Asia. It grows incredibly well in the North Coast of Honduras. You find them along the road between El Progreso and La Ceiba.
How many states has Honduras?
Honduras is divided into 18 departments (Spanish: departamentos). Each department is headed by a governor, who is appointed by the President of Honduras.
What is Honduras culture?
Honduras has a diverse mix of people, thereby providing the country with an interesting variety of culture. Around 90 percent of the population is “Mestizo” (a mix of European and Latin American descent), and since it was a former Spanish colony, Roman Catholicism is still widely practiced.
What type of music do they listen to in Honduras?
Music of Honduras is very varied. Punta is the main "ritmo" of Honduras with other music such as Paranda, Bachata, Caribbean salsa, cumbia, reggae, merengue, and reggaeton widely heard especially in the North, to Mexican rancheras heard in the interior rural part of the country.
How safe is Honduras?
Honduras is somewhat safe to visit, though it has many dangers. You should be aware that tourist hotspots, public transportation and some streets are places where most thefts and pickpocketing occur, and that violent crime exists on the streets, too.
What do Honduras celebrate?
The biggest event in the country loved by all Hondurans is the annual carnival held in La Ceiba. San Pedro Sula also hosts a large traditional festival called the Feria Juniana with lots of live music.
What religion is Honduras?
Christianity is the predominant religion in Honduras, representing 76% of the total population according to a 2017 estimate. The pre-Hispanic peoples that lived in actual Honduras were primarily polytheistic Maya and other native groups. In the 16th century, Roman Catholicism was introduced by the Spanish Empire.
How many times has Honduras been in the World Cup?
They are nicknamed Los Catrachos, La Bicolor or La H. Honduras has qualified for the World Cup three times, in 1982, 2010 and 2014, and never advanced beyond the group stage.
