Honduras Overview

A Brief History of Honduras

It is known that Honduras, which has a very rich cultural heritage, is the homeland of the Mayans in the west. The country, which became a Spanish colony as a result of its discovery during the journey of Christopher Columbus in 1502, declared its independence together with four Central American states in 1821. Civil war continued for many years in the country where many uprisings were experienced since this date. In the country where there is a lot of tropical fruit trade, the economy of the country has developed with the railways built in the 1870s.

Geography in Honduras

In Honduras, where most of its territory is mountainous, the mountains reach a height of 2500 to 2750 meters towards the west. There are extinct volcanic mountains in the south. Rio Ulua Valley is 40 kilometers wide. There is a deep depression in the middle of the country. Almost all of its rivers flow into the Antilles Sea. There are natural resources such as timber, gold, silver, copper, lead, zinc, iron, antimony, coal, fish, and hydro energy.

Climate in Honduras

The north coast is low and very hot. While the southern parts receive little rainfall, the eastern part receives a lot of rainfall. A tropical climate is seen in Honduras, where the weather is very humid. The highest temperature in the country is 32 and the lowest temperature is around 20 degrees. Especially in the country where the months between September and February are rainy, the months between June and November are known as the hurricane period.

Coffee Production in Honduras

It is estimated that coffee production in Honduras started with seeds brought from the Caribbean in the early 19th century. In the later period, it was turned into an industry under Spanish colonization, and after the independence, the coffee industry continued to develop in Honduras. 90% of the coffee farms in Honduras consist of approximately 110 thousand small farms and these farms provide employment for approximately one million people. Honduras is the 7th largest coffee producing country for the world coffee-producing countries. Coffee farms in Honduras are in mountainous regions between 1300 and 1700 meters above sea level, and many farms are producing coffee with qualified agricultural and harvesting methods. The coffee industry organization in Honduras runs the institution called Instituto Hondureano del Cafe. Many popular coffee varieties such as Bourbon, Caturra, Typica, Catuai, Pacas belonging to the Arabika family are grown in the country. Washed processing is the most common method in coffee processing - drying methods. Coffees are grown in the country generally have notes of apricot, caramel, chocolate, and tropical fruit.