Guarita is a

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in the Honduran department of Lempira. It is one of the oldest municipalities of the

Lempira department Lempira is one of the 18 departments in Honduras. located in the western part of the country, it is bordered by the departments of Ocotepeque and Copán to the west, Intibucá to the east, and Santa Bárbara to the north. To its south lies th ...

. The best way to go to Guarita is via Santa Rosa de Copán-San Marcos de Ocotepeque- Cololaca-Guarita and it takes about 2.5 hours. This way is much preferable than going via

Gracias Gracias () is a small Honduran town/municipality that was founded in 1536, and is the capital of Lempira Department. The municipality has a population of 57,182 and the town a population of 16,680 (2020 calculation). It is located in the moun ...

. The distance between Guarita and San Juan Guarita municipality is scarcely half hill. The road is in good condition most of the year. The deviation is located about 20 km from Cololaca, taking a right. The left deviation leads to the Tambla municipality.

History

In the census of 1,791 it was part of "El Curato de Sensenti", the deed of land as a municipality was given on November 20, 1795. It became a city on March 20, 1934.

Geography

Guarita is based on the half of a mountain. It is surrounded by pine and oak tree forests. Also the mountains and hills are very steep and irregular. The weather has changed from cool to warmer every year due to the Forest exploitation.

Boundaries

Its boundaries are: *North : Cololaca and San Sebastián municipalities. *South : El Salvador . *East : Tambla and San Juan Guarita municipalities. *West : Cololaca municipality and El Salvador. *Surface Extents: 172 km²

Resources

Because of its elevation from the sea level. Guarita provides the conditions for coffee plantations. There is also the forest exploitation as an issue of economical activity. Bean and corn crops can not miss, as they are part of the culture in the whole country. As the rest of the department, Guarita has electricity and mobile communications. There are two places that provide Internet access.

Population

The cross-breed of Spanish settlers and native Indian is the majority in Guarita. *Population: this municipality had approximately 7,964 people in 2001. The INE used this figure to elaborate estimates, and the number of people in 2008 could be 8,592. *Villages: 10 *Settlements: 128

Demographics

At the time of the 2013 Honduras census, Guarita municipality had a population of 8,378. Of these, 98.11% were Mestizo, 0.90%

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, 0.81%

Indigenous Indigenous may refer to: *Indigenous peoples *Indigenous (ecology), presence in a region as the result of only natural processes, with no human intervention *Indigenous (band), an American blues-rock band *Indigenous (horse), a Hong Kong racehorse ...

and 0.17% Black or Afro-Honduran.Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), bases de datos en línea
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Tourism

Guarita is a municipality with a rich and vast history, because it was one of the first organizations of the Spanish colonization, as proof it can be considered that it was part of the "Curato de Sensenti" and district to the other organizations that were emerging throughout the history of the department. Its architecture style is quite simple and colonial. It is great place to enjoy the stillness of rural life. The Salvadoran media has an important influence in this municipality. *Local holidays: "Santa Cruz" day; 3–5 May.

Gallery

Image:Guarita,Lempira 2.JPG, Neighborhood of Guarita Image:Guarita,Lempira 3.JPG, The Colonial Church of Guarita Image:Guarita,Lempira 1.JPG, Streets in Guarita Image:Guarita,Lempira.JPG, An Alley in Guarita

References

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