Lempira Department 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 is a rugged department, and it is relatively isolated from the rest of the country. The highest mountain peak in Honduras, Cerro las Minas, is in Lempira. The department was named after Lempira, a local chieftain of the Lenca
Central American Cross Country Championships Junior Athletics History ("WJAH") webpage. 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