Puerto Lempira Puerto Lempira Puerto Lempira is the capital of the Gracias a Dios department in northeastern Honduras, located on the shores of the Caratasca Lagoon. Though it does not have paved roads, it is the largest town in the La Mosquitia region. The town is named for the 16th century leader of the indigenous Lenca peoples, Lempira, who directed an ultimately unsuccessful resistance against the Spanish "conquistador" forces in the 1530s. Puerto Lempira became the departmental capital in 1975, prior to which it was Brus Laguna. In the 1980s, the town became a centre for CIA operations against the Sandinistas. Its
Central American Cross Country Championships Central American Cross Country Championships The Central American Cross Country Championships ("Spanish: Campeonato Centroamericano de Campo Traviesa") are an annual Cross country running competition organized by CADICA for athletes representing the countries of its member associations. They were established in 2007. Races are featured for senior ("Mayor"), junior (U-20, "Juvenil A"), youth (U-18, "Juvenil B"), and two age groups (U-16, ("Juvenil C") starting in 2008, and U-14, ("Infantil A") starting in 2012) for both male and female athletes. Complete result list were published on the CADICA website. Results for the junior and youth competitions can be found on the World