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Tegucigalpa (UK: / t ɛ ˌ ɡ uː s ɪ ˈ ɡ æ l p ə / [9] US: / t ə ˌ-/ [10] [11] Spanish: [teɣusiˈɣalpa])—formally Tegucigalpa, Municipality of the Central District (Spanish: Tegucigalpa, Municipio del Distrito Central or Tegucigalpa, M.D.C. [12]), and colloquially referred to as Tegus or Teguz [13] —is the capital and largest city of Honduras along with its sister city, Comayagüela.
Music of Honduras is very varied. Punta is the main "ritmo" of Honduras with other music such as Paranda, Bachata, Caribbean salsa, cumbia, reggae, merengue, soca, calypso, dancehall, Reggaeton and most recently Afrobeats widely heard especially in the North the Department of Atlántida, to Mexican rancheras heard in the interior rural part of the country.
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Toncontín Airport (IATA: TGU, ICAO: MHTG) formerly Toncontín International Airport, also known as Teniente Coronel Hernán Acosta Mejía Airport is a civil and military airport located 6 km (4 mi) from the centre of Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
The St. Michael the Archangel Cathedral [1] (Spanish: Catedral Metropolitana de San Míguel Arcángel) is a Catholic temple in Tegucigalpa, [2] Honduras. [3] [4] It is well known for being the biggest Catholic church during colonial times and one of the most well preserved historical buildings in Honduras.
1907 - Tegucigalpa was occupied by Nicaraguan invaders. [3] 1912 El Cronista newspaper begins publication. [8] [9] Club Deportivo Olimpia (football club) formed. 1915 - Teatro Nacional Manuel Bonilla (theatre) opens. [10] [11] 1920 - Population: 38,950. [12] 1928 - Club Deportivo Motagua (football club) formed. 1934 - Toncontín Airport begins ...
El Paraíso (Spanish pronunciation: [el paɾaˈiso]) is one of the 18 departments (departamentos) into which Honduras is divided.. The territory of El Paraíso was initially part of the departments of Tegucigalpa (renamed Francisco Morazán in 1943) and Olancho after Central America gained its independence in 1825.
The temple was announced in a letter to local church leaders 9 June 2006; and later in a press release published 24 June 2006. [3] Ceremonial groundbreaking and dedication were held at a site located in eastern Tegucigalpa, near the Basilica de Suyapa, on 9 June 2007, [4] but the church later announced that the temple would be built at a new site.