Honduras

The Republic of Honduras is an independent country in western Central America, bordered to the west by Guatemala, to the south west El Salvador, to the south east by Nicaragua, to the south by the Pacific Ocean, to the north by the Gulf of Honduras and the Caribbean Sea. Belize (formerly "British Honduras") is 75 km away across the Gulf of Honduras.

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Main articles: History of Honduras, Timeline of Honduran history

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The Pre-Columbian city of Cop?n is a locale in extreme western Honduras, in the Cop?n Department, near to the Guatemalan border. It is the site of a major Maya kingdom of the Classic era. The ancient kingdom, named Xukpi (Corner-Bundle), flourished from the 5th century AD to the early 9th century, with antecedents going back to at least the 2nd century AD. The Maya civilization decayed, and by the time the Spanish came to Honduras, the once great city-state of Cop?n was overrun by the jungle.

Central America: Central America is the region of North America located between the southern border of Mexico and the northwest border of Colombia, in South America. Some geographers classify Central America as a large isthmus, and in this geographic sense it sometimes includes the portion of Mexico east of the Isth...

Guatemala: :For the city, see Guatemala City....

El Salvador: The Republic of El Salvador (Spanish for "The Savior") is a country in Central America with a population of approximately 6.7 million people. It is the most densely populated nation on the American mainland, it is also the most industrialized country in the region....

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2010 FIFA World Cup™ Honduras Men's T-Shirt	Appointment in Honduras Ann Sheridan Zachary Scott Glenn Ford 1953	Royal Tomb Maya Copan Honduras	Frigate Birds Soaring at Sunrise Cayos Cochinos Islas De La Bahia Honduras
Detail of Painted House Facade with Shutter and Hammock La Venta Del Sur Choluteca Honduras