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Cololaca

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Country
  
Honduras

Municipality since
  
1835

Area
  
221 km²

Department
  
Lempira

Climate
  
Aw

Population
  
9,093 (2015)

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Cololaca is a municipality in the Honduran department of Lempira.

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Cololaca is one of the municipalities of the Lempira department. It is located more than 200 km away from Gracias. There is also an alternate way to go there, and that is taking a deviation in San Marcos de Ocotepeque. Taking this unpaved road takes about 30 minutes to Cololaca. The Government is currently working on paving the road from San Marcos de Ocotepeque to Cololaca.

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History

It started in a private property, that belonged to an old community, back in 1628. According to tales of elderly inhabitants, it became legal as a municipality in 1835, from Guarita district.

Geography

The forests around Cololaca are Dry Sub Tropical forest, because they reflect the lack of water, but during the rainy season everything becomes green. It has very high and steep hills. And also many places ideal for cattle.

Boundaries

Its boundaries are:

  • North : San Marcos de Caiquin municipality
  • South : Guarita municipality
  • East  : San Sebastián and Guarita municipalities
  • West  : Ocotepeque department and El Salvador
  • Surface Extents: 221 km²
  • Population

    The typical cross-breed of native Indians and Spanish settlers is seen in Cololaca.

  • Population: The figure was 5,531, in 2001. An estimate was based on this, in order to have the figure of 6,498 people for 2008.
  • Villages: 5
  • Settlements: 113
  • Tourism

    Cololaca has the typical distribution of colonial architecture. There is electricity and coverage for mobile phones. There are no recommendable hostels in Cololaca, but fortunately San Marcos de Ocotepeque is near with very good accommodations and venues for entertainment.

  • Local Holidays: "Dia de la Candelaria" on February 2.
  • References

    Cololaca Wikipedia