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Gracias
A 1536 colonial town of cobbles and adobe under Celaque, Honduras's highest cloud-forest mountain, with hot springs in the surrounding hills and three Spanish-era churches around the plaza.
26 km · about 30 min drive
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North AmericaHondurasOcotepeque Department
Belén Gualcho
Ocotepeque Department, Honduras · North America
About Belén Gualcho
Belén Gualcho is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Yaruchel, 54km from Copan.
Belén Gualcho is in Ocotepeque Department, Honduras, with about 16,000 people. The nearest town is Yaruchel, about 5 km away.
Belén Gualcho is a municipality in the Honduran department of Ocotepeque.
This small village founded in 1715 is a jewel in the middle of the Honduran mountains, located in the department of Ocotepeque and close to Gracias and San Sebastian to the south. The highlights of the village are the colonial Church of LaRead more
Trinidad and Sunday Market where the Lenca people come to sale and get basic supplies. In 1871, it was listed as the head of the Curato de Gualcho, later it was called Belén de Copán or Belén de Occidente; on September 2, 1907, it became part of the Ocotepeque Department, calling it Belén de Ocotepeque and on February 15, 1922 it was called Belén Gualcho, belonging to the Sensenti district. Its name according to the Mexica spelling means "House of the oaks", and in Lenca language it means "Place of many waters"
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What is there to see near Belén Gualcho?
Within an hour or so of Belén Gualcho: Gracias (26 km), Copan (54 km).
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The nearest famous roads are Ruta de las Flores.
Where is Belén Gualcho?
Belén Gualcho is in Ocotepeque Department, Honduras, about 5 km from Yaruchel.
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- Population
- 15,983
- Continent
- North America
- Country
- Honduras
- Region
- Ocotepeque Department
- Timezone
- America/Tegucigalpa
- Coordinates
- 14.4833, -88.8000
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Worth the detour from Belén Gualcho
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Copan
A major Maya city renowned for its remarkable series of portrait stelae, its elaborate Hieroglyphic Stairway containing the longest known Maya text, and richly decorated temples.
54 km · about 60 min drive
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Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.
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