Marcala
Marcala
"Land of Prisons" (Lenca) | |
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Municipality | |
  Marcala Location in Honduras | |
| Coordinates: 14°9′0″N 88°1′6″W / 14.15000°N 88.01833°W | |
| Country | Honduras |
| Department | La Paz |
| Area | |
| • Total | 225 km2 (87 sq mi) |
| Population (2015) | |
| • Total | 29,858 |
| • Density | 130/km2 (340/sq mi) |
Marcala is a municipality in the Honduran department of La Paz. The region is known for its coffee production, boasting the first "protected origin denomination" for coffee. Marcala has been designated as a center of Lenca Trail, a government and United Nations sponsored development effort to encourage tourism to Lenca communities. It offers visitors perspective on the culture of indigenous people and provides new markets for their traditional crafts.
External links
- U.S. medical aid to Marcala at archive.today (archived 2012-12-12)
Capital: La Paz | ||
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14°19′01″N 87°40′59″W / 14.317°N 87.683°W
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