San Sebastian, Lempira
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San Sebastian is a municipality
in the Honduran
department of Lempira.
San Sebastián is one of the farthest municipalities of the Lempira department. It is 13 km ahead of San Manuel Colohete
. It is highly recommended to go on a 4 wheel drive vehicle when visiting this municipality.
. It became a municipality on March 7, 1896. The name of "Colosuca" means "Beautiful Place".
is a very profitable activity. The corn and beans crops are mostly for local consumption. In 2007, they were installing the pipes for the sewer system. They obtained the water from perforated wells. Also it has electricity and mobile communications coverage. As for the transportation services, only one bus is available and it stays in the municipality capital and travels back from Gracias
in the afternoon.
to the north. The old church also gives a good reason to visit, if the traveler enjoys ancient colonial buildings. This municipality is in the "Colosuca" path, this is organized by the national institute of tourism and some Mayor's offices of several municipalities. The object of this is to show the Indian legacy.
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
in the Honduran
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...
department of Lempira.
San Manuel Colohete
San Manuel Colohete is a municipality in the Honduran department of Lempira, located approximately twenty miles southwest of the departmental capital of Gracias. The population of the entire municipality is around 16,000 but within the town center about 1,500....
. It is highly recommended to go on a 4 wheel drive vehicle when visiting this municipality.
History
In the census of 1887 it appears as "Colosuca" village, of GraciasGracias
Gracias is a small Honduran town/municipality that was founded in 1536, and has a population of approximately 25,000 people...
. It became a municipality on March 7, 1896. The name of "Colosuca" means "Beautiful Place".
Geography
The municipality capital is up on a big mountain. Surrounded by many pine trees and some oak trees. The mountains are very high and steep. In some of these mountains the vegetation changes to bushes and undergrowth. The origin of the rocks and soil all around is volcanic.Boundaries
Its boundaries are:- North : San Manuel ColoheteSan Manuel ColoheteSan Manuel Colohete is a municipality in the Honduran department of Lempira, located approximately twenty miles southwest of the departmental capital of Gracias. The population of the entire municipality is around 16,000 but within the town center about 1,500....
municipality and OcotepequeOcotepequeOcotepeque is a town and municipality in the Honduran department of Ocotepeque.Located 15 miles from the Honduran–Salvadoran border as well as the Honduran–Guatemalan border, Ocotepeque is one of the first municipalities encountered when traveling between the countries...
department. - South : TomaláTomaláTomalá is a municipality in the Honduran department of Lempira.Tomalá is one of the smallest municipalities of the Lempira department in Honduras. It is situated 10 minutes away from Tambla municipality.- History :...
and San AndrésSan Andrés, LempiraSan 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...
municipalities. - East : La CampaLa CampaLa Campa is a municipality and an aldea, or small town, in the Honduran Department of Lempira, located about by dirt road from Gracias, the largest town in the immediate region. The inhabitants of Gracias, La Campa, and other nearby aldeas, including San Manuel Colohete, are mainly of Lenca descent...
and San Manuel ColoheteSan Manuel ColoheteSan Manuel Colohete is a municipality in the Honduran department of Lempira, located approximately twenty miles southwest of the departmental capital of Gracias. The population of the entire municipality is around 16,000 but within the town center about 1,500....
municipalities. - West : GuaritaGuaritaGuarita is a municipality in the Honduran department of Lempira.Guarita is one of the oldest municipalities of the Lempira department. The best way to go to Guarita is via Santa Rosa de Copán-San Marcos de Ocotepeque-Cololaca-Guarita and it takes about 2.5 hours. This way is much more preferable...
, CololacaCololacaCololaca is a municipality in the Honduran department of Lempira.Cololaca is one of the municipalities of the Lempira department. It is located more than 200 km away from Gracias. There is also an alternate way to go there, and that is taking a deviation in San Marcos de Ocotepeque. Taking this...
and San Marcos de CaiquinSan Marcos de CaiquínSan Marcos de Caiquín is a municipality in the Honduran department of Lempira; it has the particular significance of being the newest one. In order to make it to the municipality capital, the traveler must start in the city of Gracias.- History :...
municipalities.
- Surface Extents: 227 km²
Resources
The coffee harvest provides a lot of jobs for the locals and even people from other places because it is the main economical activity of this region. The second most important activity is raising cattle. The commerce of groceries with GraciasGracias
Gracias is a small Honduran town/municipality that was founded in 1536, and has a population of approximately 25,000 people...
is a very profitable activity. The corn and beans crops are mostly for local consumption. In 2007, they were installing the pipes for the sewer system. They obtained the water from perforated wells. Also it has electricity and mobile communications coverage. As for the transportation services, only one bus is available and it stays in the municipality capital and travels back from Gracias
Gracias
Gracias is a small Honduran town/municipality that was founded in 1536, and has a population of approximately 25,000 people...
in the afternoon.
Population
In this case, the descendants of Native Americans are only 60 % of the population, the rest is made up of the cross-breed of Spanish and Indians, some of these individuals have white skin and blue or green eyes.- Population:For the year 2001 this municipality had 8,025 people, this figure was the base for an estimate, resulting in 9,324 people for the year of 2008.
- Villages: 7
- Settlements: 108
Tourism
Once Colohete is passed the road becomes narrower and steeper and therefore more dangerous. There is 1 river to cross, in the rainy season it is just not possible to do so. There is also a 2nd river, but in this case a bridge was built. The "congolon" mountain can be seen to the south and some other mountains in OcotepequeOcotepeque
Ocotepeque is a town and municipality in the Honduran department of Ocotepeque.Located 15 miles from the Honduran–Salvadoran border as well as the Honduran–Guatemalan border, Ocotepeque is one of the first municipalities encountered when traveling between the countries...
to the north. The old church also gives a good reason to visit, if the traveler enjoys ancient colonial buildings. This municipality is in the "Colosuca" path, this is organized by the national institute of tourism and some Mayor's offices of several municipalities. The object of this is to show the Indian legacy.
- Local Holidays: "San Sebastián" day on January 20.
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