Tegucigalpa was founded by Spanish settlers as Real Villa de San Miguel de Heredia de Tegucigalpa in September 29, 1578 on the site of an existing native settlement. Throughout the years of Honduran independence, the city was known as a mining center for silver and gold. The capital of the independent Republic of Honduras switched back and forth between Tegucigalpa and Comayagua until it was permanently settled in Tegucigalpa in 1880.
The city’s main buildings include the former Presidential Palace, which is now a national museum, a 20th-century Legislative Palace, the headquarters of the Central American Bank for Economic Integration, the campus of the National University of Honduras founded in 1847, an 18th-century cathedral, and the Basilica of the Virgin of Suyapa.
There are a handful of history and art museums in the city: Museo de la Identidad Nacional (recently founded), Museo Nacional Villaroy, Museo del Hombre, Museo Historico Militar, Museo de Historia Natural and Galeria de Arte Nacional.
Tegucigalpa is a mixture of colonial historical heritage, and also the modernism of a contemporary metropolitan city. Despite its Spanish origins, it has not the typical square layout of streets surrounding the central plaza, there are plenty of historical buildings and some interesting museums to see.
During colonial periods, the mountains all around Santa Luciawere mined for some time, this is why the town became so important to the Spanish Crown. The XVI century church still exposing a figure of a Christ donated by the Spanish Crown in 1574.
Located 15 Miles to the north of Tegucigalpa, La Tigra National Park encompasses an impressive cloud forest extending more than 238 Km2. Elevations in the park range from over four thousand to nearly seven thousand feet above sea level.
2005 World Travel Awards winner, strategically located in the new center of the city. More detail »
A high-rise hotel, built in 1970, located just minutes from downtown Tegucigalpa.More detail »
Ideally located close to many of the city’s landmarks and historical points of interest.More detail »
Every corner of the Hotel is decorated with authentic national works of art.More detail »
