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| Dominating the valley below, the "Parque de La Leona" as well as the "Parque de Las Naciones Unidas" or United Nations park offer green pockets where the locals enjoy their days off. In addition, the "parque de la Concordia" offers you replicas of Mayan temples in miniature size. Getting to the above mentioned parks can be tricky, however, taxis are plentiful in Tegucigalpa and these are not expensive, and will usually run under 40 lempiras for a trip. It is however a good idea to negotiate the rate before you use the service. | |||
| The central market is extremely interesting, however we must warn you, as in any other large market, you must keep an eye out for pick pockets. It is not recommended at all to venture into the market area after dark. | |||
| Also of interest is the Basilica of our lady of Suyapa, the patron saint of Honduras and most revered site of the Honduran Catholics. | |||
| Changing dollars into lempiras in Tegus is easy. There are many banks throughout the city, specially within the Boulevard Morazan and downtown areas. Banco Atlantida offers cash withdrawals from your Visa cards, and Credomatic located at Bulevar Morazan offers cash withdrawals for Visa and Master Card. American Express is represented by Credomatic, whose main offices are located in the Boulevard Morazan | |||
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Tegucigalpa (IPA: [tegusiˈgalpa]), population 1,435,000 (2003) (metro. area), is the capital of Honduras and the republic's largest city. The city is located in a valley of the same name at 14°5′N 87°13′W / 14.083°N 87.217°W / 14.083; -87.217, and an elevation of 3,250 feet. The name is derived from the Amerindian Tekut Xiuatl Pan meaning "silver mountain". Tegucigalpa is also the capital of Honduras' Francisco Morazán department.
The city's industries include textiles, sugar, and cigarettes. Tegucigalpa was founded in the 16th century, and was a center of silver and gold mining. The capital of the independent Republic of Honduras switched back and forth between Tegucigalpa and Comayagua until it was permanently settled at Tegucigalpa in 1880. It is said that the society of Comayagua, the long time colonial capital of Honduras, publicly disliked the wife of President Marco Aurelio Soto, who took revenge by moving the capital of the republic to Tegucigalpa. Going beyond the public saying, it is most likely that the change of the seat of the capital took place due to the fact that President Marco Aurelio Soto was an important partner of the Rosario Mining Company, whose operations where based in San Juancito, located about 40 km outside of Tegucigalpa, and he needed to be closer to his personal interests.
Its twin city, Comayaguela, is separated by the Choluteca or Grande river. Both of them form the Central Municipal District (Municipio del Distrito Central or MDC). Although only if you are from Tegucigalpa you would realize the difference, it hosts the Toncontin International Airport, schools, shopping malls and half the population of MDC.
The National Autonomous University of Honduras was established here in 1847. The National Museum here has a notable collection of Pre-Columbian artifacts. In the 1930s the town of Comayagüela (on the other side of the Choluteca River from central Tegucigalpa) was incorporated into the city.
The main airport that serves Tegucigalpa is Toncontin International Airport. Their most famous football team is Club Olimpia Deportivo but CD Motagua also play there.
Natural Disasters: The city was significantly damaged by Hurricane Mitch in 1998, the nation has had many other hurricanes hit, and frequently suffers from mudslides.
Information for turist
Dominating the valley below, the "Parque de La Leona" as well as the "Parque de Las Naciones Unidas" or United Nations park offer green pockets where the locals enjoy their days off. In addition, the "parque de la Concordia" offers you replicas of Mayan temples in miniature size. Getting to the above mentioned parks can be tricky, however, taxis are plentiful in Tegucigalpa and these are not expensive, and will usually run under 40 lempiras for a trip. It is however a good idea to negotiate the rate before you use the service.
The central market is extremely interesting, however we must warn you, as in any other large market, you must keep an eye out for pick pockets. It is not recommended at all to venture into the market area after dark. Also of interest is the Basilica of our lady of Suyapa, the patron saint of Honduras and most revered site of the Honduran Catholics.
Changing dollars into lempiras in Tegus is easy. There are many banks throughout the city, specially within the Boulevard Morazan and downtown areas. Banco Atlantida offers cash withdrawals from your Visa cards, and Credomatic located at Bulevar Morazan offers cash withdrawals for Visa and Master Card. American Express is represented by Credomatic, whose main offices are located in the Boulevard Morazan
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