Piraera is one of the municipalities of Lempira department in Honduras

Honduras

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. It is located on one of the branches of "Congolón" mountain, it is 105 km away from the city of Gracias.

History

Its first inhabitants came from San Antonio, Santa Lucia and Magdalena in Intibuca department. In the population record of 1702 there were some people booked. In the census of 1791, it is a town part of "Curato" de Cerquin and in 1889 it was a municipality of Candelaria. It is supposed that Lempira, the national hero, received the power from "Etempic" chief when the Spanish arrived, lived in this municipality.

Geography

Since it is located on the mountains, the main forests are Pines and Oaks. Its elevation above sea level is the proper one for coffee plantations. Its mountains and hills are very high and steep. It has several water spring running down the steep hills. One curiosity is a huge rock monolith on the way to the departmental capital, which proves the volcanic origins of the rocks in this municupality and the rest of the department.

Boundaries

Its boundaries are:

• North : Gualcince
  Gualcince
  Gualcince is a municipality in the Honduran department of Lempira.Gualcince is one of the several municipalities of the Lempira department. It is located 78 km from Gracias city. It is necessary to pass by San Juan, Intibuca and through the municipalities of Santa Cruz and San Andrés. It has 2...
  
   and Erandique
  Erandique
  Erandique is a municipality in the Honduran department of Lempira.Erandique, is one of the several municipalities of the Lempira department. One has to travel 65 km from the city of Gracias passing by San Juan . A second road that leads to Erandique is going by the town of "Dolores" in...
  
   municipalities.
• South : Intibuca department and El Salvador
  El Salvador
  El Salvador or simply Salvador is the smallest and the most densely populated country in Central America. The country's capital city and largest city is San Salvador; Santa Ana and San Miguel are also important cultural and commercial centers in the country and in all of Central America...
  
  .
• East : San Francisco
  San Francisco, Lempira
  San Francisco is a municipality in the Honduran department of Lempira.San Francisco is one of the furthest municipalities of the Lempira department in Honduras.- History :...
  
   municipality and Intibuca department.
• West : Candelaria
  Candelaria, Lempira
  Candelaria is a municipality in the Honduran department of Lempira.Candelaria is one of the municipalities of the Lempira department. It is located 96 km away from Gracias city, and passing by San Juan del Caite...
  
   and Virginia
  Virginia, Lempira
  Virginia is a municipality in the Honduran department of Lempira.Virginia is located in Lempira Honduras and shares a border with El Salvador. Many Virginians travel to El Salvador to do their shopping, because the Honduran cities are far away from Virginia....
  
   municipalities.

• Surface Extents: 179 km²

Resources

The coffee is the main product up there in Piraera, followed by cattle, milk derivates, corn, beans and commerce. The trees are plenty and give an income. It also has several water springs, for people and cattle and for the crops. As the rest of the department it has electricity, internet access in the Mayor's and with mobile communication services. A few people sell fuels in their houses.

Population

The cross.breed of Spanish and Indians is the majority, but the traits of Indians are more common to see.

• Population:The population in 2001 was 11,420, and according to estimates by the INE Honduras, 12,715 is expected for 2008.
• Villages: 10
• Settlements: 105

Tourism

The traveler must go through Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz, Lempira

Santa Cruz is a municipality in the Honduran department of Lempira.Santa Cruz is one of the most hidden municipalities of the Lempira department. It is 70 km away from the city of Gracias, forced to pass by San Juan del Caite in Intibuca.- History :...

, San Andrés

San Andrés, Lempira

San Andrés is a municipality in the Honduran department of Lempira. It is notable as the principal site in Honduras for the mining of andesite opals from Las Colinas deposit near Sosoal, which is in the municipality. This mining is largely performed by artisanal miners, rather than on an industrial...

 and Gualcince

Gualcince

Gualcince is a municipality in the Honduran department of Lempira.Gualcince is one of the several municipalities of the Lempira department. It is located 78 km from Gracias city. It is necessary to pass by San Juan, Intibuca and through the municipalities of Santa Cruz and San Andrés. It has 2...

 municipalities. The deviation to Piraera is 85 km from Gracias, to the left, or at any time the locals can help to find the correct way. This dirt road is repaired constantly along the year. The visitor must be careful during the rainy season due to landslides along the way. It has little to offer to visitors, it has the typical colonial distribution. Perhaps the most interesting activity is to hike some hills, which have amazing views of the volcanos of El Salvador

El Salvador

El Salvador or simply Salvador is the smallest and the most densely populated country in Central America. The country's capital city and largest city is San Salvador; Santa Ana and San Miguel are also important cultural and commercial centers in the country and in all of Central America...

, Intibuca department etc. Also there is an exotic waterfall on the way, good for cooling off after the long trip.

• Local Holidays: "Santiago' day, on July 25th; "Sagrado Corazon" and "San Jose" day both on October 19th.

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