La Ruidosa, Copán
Place in Copán, Honduras
15°09′N 88°36′W / 15.150°N 88.600°W / 15.150; -88.600[1]La Ruidosa is a village located in the municipality of Florida in Copán Department of northwestern Honduras. It has potable water and electric power. Coffee, maize and beans are cultivated. A stream called La Quebrada del Ruidoso is located south of the village,[2] which gets its name from the noisy sound of the rapids in the mountain stream. The village was founded around 1920.
References
- ^ United States Board on Geographic Names, US Department of Interior (1983). Gazetteer of Honduras: Names Approved by the United States Board on Geographic Names (second ed.). Washington, D.C.: Defense Mapping Agency (US). p. 256. OCLC 9907822.
- ^ Army Map Service. Protección (Sheet 2461 II) (PDF) (Map) (first ed.). 1:50,000. E752. Washington, D.C.: Army Map Service (KC), Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army.
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Capital: Santa Rosa de Copán
- Cabañas
- Concepción
- Copán Ruinas
- Corquín
- Cucuyagua
- Dolores
- Dulce Nombre
- El Paraíso
- Florida
- La Jigua
- La Unión
- Nueva Arcadia
- San Agustín
- San Antonio
- San Jerónimo
- San José
- San Juan de Opoa
- San Nicolás
- San Pedro
- Santa Rita
- Santa Rosa de Copán
- Trinidad de Copán
- Veracruz
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