Where is Honduras

About 90% of the population is mestizo. There also are small minorities of Europeans, Africans, Asians, Arab, and indigenous Indian descent. Most Hondurans are Roman Catholic, but Protestant churches are growing in number. While Spanish is the predominant language, some English is spoken along the northern coast and is prevalent on the Honduras Bay Islands.

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Honduras History

Honduras History throughout history, has been as an underdeveloped area. Its rugged topography and lack of good ports on the Pacific coast have...

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Mayans Honduras/Pre Columbian/Mayan Heritage

Mayans in Honduras: Pre-Columbian Honduras was populated by a complex mixture of indigenous peoples representing a wide variety of cultural backgrounds and linguistic groups the most advanced and notable of which were related to the Maya of the...

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indigenous Groups/Honduras/others

Indigenous Groups in Honduras following the period of Mayan dominance, the area that would eventually comprise Honduras was occupied by a multiplicity of indigenous...

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Lenca people

Lenca people are indigenous to southwestern Honduras and eastern El Salvador. They once spoke the Lenca language, which is now considered extinct. Lenca in honduras are the largest indigenous group with an estimated population of 100,000. Lenca population in El Salvador's are estimated at about 37,000.

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Spanish Conquest and Settlement/Initial Explorations

European contacts with the indigenous peoples of Honduras began with the final voyage of Christopher Columbus. In 1502 Columbus sailed past the Islas de la Bahia (The Bay Islands of Honduras) and shortly thereafter...            read more...

Conquistadores In Conflict

The nearly simultaneous invasions of Honduras in 1524 by rival Spanish Conquistador expeditions began an era of conflict among rival Spanish Conquistador claimants as well as with the...

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