Coordinates: 15°04′57″N 85°33′35″W / 15.0825°N 85.5596°W / 15.0825; -85.5596 Dulce Nombre de Culmí is a municipality in the east of the Honduran department of Olancho, south east of San Esteban and north east of Catacamas. The Ríos Wuampú and Culmí pass through this municipality.
This area of Olancho host one of the seven native tribes living in Honduras, The Pech or "Payas". The Pech are an "indigenous people in northeastern Honduras, whose population, as of early 2005, had been reduced to 3,800. The Pech language is a member of the Chibchan family of languages, and, although it is still spoken by older people, it is in danger of extinction in the relatively near future. Despite modern influences they still preserve their simple way of living and traditions.
