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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.
Rank Country Human Development Index (HDI) Region World HDI value Change in HDI value 2019–22* Average annual growth (2010–2021) [2] 2022 2021
The Colombia–Ecuador border is an international boundary between the territories of Colombia and Ecuador. It consists of two sections, one terrestrial and one marine, well-defined: [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The first section is a continuous line of 586 kilometres, running from east to west (from the Güepí River to the mouth of the Mataje River in Ancón ...
Visa requirements for holders of ordinary passports travelling for tourism purposes: Colombia is an associated member of Mercosur.As such, its citizens enjoy unlimited access to any of the full members (Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay) and other associated members (Bolivia, Ecuador and Peru) with the right to residence and work, with no requirement other than nationality.
The location of the capital remained there for almost 60 years, until being moved to Tegucigalpa, via Decree No. 11 on October 30, 1880. Doctor Marco Aurelio Soto, the “Reformer of the Republic”, also relocated the judicial and legislative headquarters, the federal reserve, and the state university to Tegucigalpa.
On March 1, 2008, the Colombian military launched an attack against FARC in the border area between Colombia and Ecuador, which ended with the death of some 19 guerrillas including the group's second in command Raul Reyes and one Colombian soldier. The attack targeted a guerrilla camp some 1.8 km inside Ecuadorian territory.
The extreme southeastern portion of the department has a Pacific dry forest environment, while the northern portion contains the Montaña de la Flor, home to the Jicaque people. Francisco Morazán department covers a total surface area of 7,946 km 2 (3,068 sq mi) and, in 2005, had an estimated population of 1,680,700 people.
Colombia, [b] officially the Republic of Colombia, [c] is a country primarily located in South America with insular regions in North America.The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Caribbean Sea to the north, Venezuela to the east and northeast, Brazil to the southeast, Peru and Ecuador to the south and southwest, the Pacific Ocean to the west, and Panama to the northwest.