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Dolores, Copán
Place in Copán., Honduras From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Dolores is a municipality in the Honduran department of Copán.[1]
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History
The area of Dolores in 1887 was heavily populated, which resembled Santa Rosa de Copan at the time. However, Dolores was not recognized as a municipality until January 1, 1920. Dulce Nombre, another municipality in Copán, was created in 1907. Dolores formed as a member of this municipality on April 11, 1919 where it stayed until becoming its own municipality.[2]
Villages
Dolores, Copán is home to the following villages:
- Agua Buena
- Dolores; which is the head of the municipality
- El Balsamo or La Canteada
- El Camalote
- Joyas Galanas
- Pasquingal
- Plan del Naranjo
- San Antonio
- Vega Redonda or San Antonio Flores
- Yaruconte
References
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