It is one of the most hidden municipalities of the Lempira department. It is 70 km away from the city of Gracias, forced to pass by San Juan del Caite in Intibuca.
Its former name was "Guaticaitique", after that it was "Santa Cruz de Guasabosque". In the census of 1887 it was a village of Erandique. On 26 October 1926 it was granted the title of municipality in the administration of president Miguel Paz Barahona.
As in the rest of the department, one cannot miss the high, steep mountains on their way to the municipality capital. Also on the road there are a couple of quarries, they provide material for the maintenance of the road. Rocks of different colours and hardnesses may be seen. It has a great amount of forest resources, but all around the municipality capital, less trees are seen. Pine forests are the most prevalent, but there is also a good amount of Liquidambar forest.
This is one of the poorest municipalities of the department. The coffee plantations are the main industry. Cattle raising, corn and beans crops follow but are mostly for local use. It has electricity and mobile communication services and water is sourced from wells. According to the elder inhabitants, close to the municipality capital there is a big deposit of several metals, but the owner of this property has no intention to exploit it and has rejected some millionaire offers from multi-nationals companies.[citation needed]
Populationedit
Population:For the year 2001 this municipality had 4,929 people, this figure was the base for an estimate, resulting in 7,089 people for the year of 2015.
Villages: 6
Settlements: 61
Demographicsedit
At the time of the 2013 Honduras census, Santa Cruz municipality had a population of 6,770. Of these, 69.15% were Indigenous, 30.43% Mestizo, 0.38% Black or Afro-Honduran and 0.03% White.[1]
The deviation for this municipality capital is not easy to see, it is approximately 20 km away from San Juan del Caite, right across a football field. From the deviation to the capital the road is not in the best conditions. There is not much to see in the municipality capital. Perhaps for people who like to visit old colonial buildings, its church is a forced stop. Without doubt, the best feature of this municipality is its Liquidambar forest because their leaves change colours, depending on the season of the year. Also, it can be interesting to see the descendants of the Indians, since they still keep a lot of features of their ancestors.
Local Holidays: "Santa Cruz" day on 3 May and "San Francisco" day on 4 October.
Spring Season in Santa Cruz forests
Referencesedit
^Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), bases de datos en línea
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For other uses see Santa Cruz This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Santa Cruz Honduras news newspapers books scholar JSTOR April 2020 Learn how and when to remove this template message Santa Cruz Spanish pronunciation ˈsanta ˈkɾus is a municipality in the Honduran department of Lempira Santa Cruz GuaticaitiqueMunicipalityPanoramic View of Santa CruzSanta CruzLocation in HondurasCoordinates 14 1 N 88 23 W 14 017 N 88 383 W 14 017 88 383CountryHondurasDepartmentLempiraMunicipality since26 October 1926 97 years ago 1926 10 26 Area Total150 km2 60 sq mi Population 2015 Total7 089 Density47 km2 120 sq mi WebsiteOfficial websiteIt is one of the most hidden municipalities of the Lempira department It is 70 km away from the city of Gracias forced to pass by San Juan del Caite in Intibuca Contents 1 History 2 Geography 3 Boundaries 4 Resources 5 Population 5 1 Demographics 6 Tourism 7 References 8 External linksHistory editThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed January 2023 Learn how and when to remove this template message Its former name was Guaticaitique after that it was Santa Cruz de Guasabosque In the census of 1887 it was a village of Erandique On 26 October 1926 it was granted the title of municipality in the administration of president Miguel Paz Barahona nbsp Lenca Women with their offspringGeography editThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed January 2023 Learn how and when to remove this template message As in the rest of the department one cannot miss the high steep mountains on their way to the municipality capital Also on the road there are a couple of quarries they provide material for the maintenance of the road Rocks of different colours and hardnesses may be seen It has a great amount of forest resources but all around the municipality capital less trees are seen Pine forests are the most prevalent but there is also a good amount of Liquidambar forest Boundaries editIts boundaries are North La Campa municipality South Erandique and San Andres municipalities East Intibuca department West San Andres municipality Surface Extents 150 km2Resources editThis is one of the poorest municipalities of the department The coffee plantations are the main industry Cattle raising corn and beans crops follow but are mostly for local use It has electricity and mobile communication services and water is sourced from wells According to the elder inhabitants close to the municipality capital there is a big deposit of several metals but the owner of this property has no intention to exploit it and has rejected some millionaire offers from multi nationals companies citation needed Population editPopulation For the year 2001 this municipality had 4 929 people this figure was the base for an estimate resulting in 7 089 people for the year of 2015 Villages 6 Settlements 61Demographics edit At the time of the 2013 Honduras census Santa Cruz municipality had a population of 6 770 Of these 69 15 were Indigenous 30 43 Mestizo 0 38 Black or Afro Honduran and 0 03 White 1 Tourism editThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed January 2023 Learn how and when to remove this template message The deviation for this municipality capital is not easy to see it is approximately 20 km away from San Juan del Caite right across a football field From the deviation to the capital the road is not in the best conditions There is not much to see in the municipality capital Perhaps for people who like to visit old colonial buildings its church is a forced stop Without doubt the best feature of this municipality is its Liquidambar forest because their leaves change colours depending on the season of the year Also it can be interesting to see the descendants of the Indians since they still keep a lot of features of their ancestors Local Holidays Santa Cruz day on 3 May and San Francisco day on 4 October nbsp Spring Season in Santa Cruz forestsReferences edit Instituto Nacional de Estadistica INE bases de datos en lineaExternal links editOfficial website nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Santa Cruz Honduras 14 1 N 88 23 W 14 017 N 88 383 W 14 017 88 383 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Santa Cruz Honduras amp oldid 1197019619, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
