Lempira Department people who fought against the Spanish "conquistadores" in the early 16th century. Opals are mined near the town of Opatoro. The department covers a total surface area of 4,290 km² and, in 2005, had an estimated population of 277,910. Lempira Department Lempira is one of the 18 departments of Honduras, Central America, located in the western part of the country with borders with El Salvador. It was named Gracias department until 1943, and the departmental capital is Gracias. In colonial times, Gracias was an early important administrative center for the Spaniards. It eventually lost importance to Antigua, in Guatemala. Lempira
Las Flores, Lempira Las Flores, Lempira Las Flores is a municipality in the Honduran department of Lempira. Las Flores is one of the municipalities of the Lempira department. It is located from Gracias on the paved road that leads to Santa Rosa de Copán. The town is away from the paved road. The very first settlers were from La Paz department. It was first called "Las Flores de Santa Bárbara", honoring the image of the saint of that place. It was granted the category of municipality on 1 January 1869. This municipality is in a valley, near to a river. The vegetation corresponds