natural wonder
Lake Yojoa
Honduras's largest natural lake, ringed by volcanic mountains and coffee country on the main Tegucigalpa-San Pedro Sula highway: famous for its strip of lakeside fried-fish stalls.
59 km · about 70 min drive
Cortés Department, Honduras · North America
El Marañón sits on the route: 10 minutes from Nuevo Chamelecón, 59km from Lake Yojoa.
El Marañón is a town located in Cortés Department, Honduras. With a population of 1,836, it is an important destination in North America.
On a road trip, El Marañón sits in Honduras. It's in the America/Tegucigalpa time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add El Marañón to your route.
Chamelecón is a suburb of San Pedro Sula in Honduras.
Chamelecón is ten minutes' drive south from San Pedro Sula.
It has an approximate population of 53,400.
It came to world attention on 23 December 2004 when 28 people were murdered and another 28 injured while returning from the centre of San Pedro Sula by the MS-13Read more
gang opposed to the (proposed) restoration of the death penalty in Honduras. Many of the residents of this poor suburb work in textile manufacturing.
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El Marañón is located in Cortés Department, Honduras, North America. The coordinates are 15.3952 latitude, -88.0544 longitude.
El Marañón has a population of approximately 1,836 people, making it a town in Honduras.
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natural wonder
Honduras's largest natural lake, ringed by volcanic mountains and coffee country on the main Tegucigalpa-San Pedro Sula highway: famous for its strip of lakeside fried-fish stalls.
59 km · about 70 min drive
Year-round
Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.
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