Valle de Ángeles
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Valle de Ángeles is a municipality
in the Honduran
department of Francisco Morazán.
The local holiday is October 4th, San Francisco Day.
, east by the municipalities of Morocelí
and Villa de San Francisco
and west by the municipality of Santa Lucía
. It is located about 22 km northwest of the capital city, Tegucigalpa
in the valley of the same name, between the mountains of Los Lagos, El Carrizal, Palo Hueco and Chinacla.
Tourist Attractions: Honduran cuisine, colonial architecture and farming, hiking trails, caving, ethnic crafts, contemporary art, ecotourism, Rainforest climate.
This town is visited by many tourists who enjoy the beautiful scenery and the road is completely paved from Tegucigalpa. A few kilometers there is an important forest reserve called Parque Nacional "La Tigra. La Tigra is a cloud forest rich in biodiversity, which supplies fresh water to 40% of people in the Honduran capital.
In Valle de Angeles you can enjoy the famous pupusas, "carne asada" (roasted meat) and delicious Honduran-style corn (corn with butter and cheese), but increasingly there are new restaurants to suit all tastes and palates.
Valle de Angeles is a fun excuse to enjoy a beautiful picnic day. The beautiful mountains that surround the town, will leave any visitor delighted.
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 Francisco Morazán.
The local holiday is October 4th, San Francisco Day.
Location
The town is bordered on the north by the municipality of Central District, on the south by the municipality of San Antonio de OrienteSan Antonio de Oriente
San Antonio de Oriente is a municipality in the Honduran department of Francisco Morazán. Population as of 2001 is 12,055.The first occupants came in 1660 in the village Mineral de San Antonio that is 4 km away from the present town. Nowadays it is called San Antonio Yusguare. A kilometre west...
, east by the municipalities of Morocelí
Morocelí
Morocelí is a municipality in the Honduran department of El Paraíso.The town houses a cigar factory operated by Nestor Plasencia....
and Villa de San Francisco
Villa de San Francisco
Villa de San Francisco is a municipality in the Honduran department of Francisco Morazán. http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Villa_de_San_FranciscoIts social network is http://www.villadesanfrancisco.com/...
and west by the municipality of Santa Lucía
Santa Lucía, Francisco Morazán
Santa Lucía is a municipality in the Honduran department of Francisco Morazán....
. It is located about 22 km northwest of the capital city, Tegucigalpa
Tegucigalpa
Tegucigalpa , and commonly referred as Tegus , is the capital of Honduras and seat of government of the Republic, along with its twin sister Comayagüela. Founded on September 29, 1578 by the Spanish, it became the country's capital on October 30, 1880 under President Marco Aurelio Soto...
in the valley of the same name, between the mountains of Los Lagos, El Carrizal, Palo Hueco and Chinacla.
Economy and tourism
The region was an important mining town in the history of Honduras, with enclaves such as Las Animas and El Socorro, which produced gold, silver, copper, tin, lead and zinc.Tourist Attractions: Honduran cuisine, colonial architecture and farming, hiking trails, caving, ethnic crafts, contemporary art, ecotourism, Rainforest climate.
This town is visited by many tourists who enjoy the beautiful scenery and the road is completely paved from Tegucigalpa. A few kilometers there is an important forest reserve called Parque Nacional "La Tigra. La Tigra is a cloud forest rich in biodiversity, which supplies fresh water to 40% of people in the Honduran capital.
In Valle de Angeles you can enjoy the famous pupusas, "carne asada" (roasted meat) and delicious Honduran-style corn (corn with butter and cheese), but increasingly there are new restaurants to suit all tastes and palates.
Valle de Angeles is a fun excuse to enjoy a beautiful picnic day. The beautiful mountains that surround the town, will leave any visitor delighted.