- Gualcince
Gualcince is a
municipality in the Honduran department of Lempira.Gualcince,is one of the several municipalities of the
Lempira department. It is located 78 km fromGracias city. It is necessary to pass by San Juan,Intibuca and through the municipalities of Santa Cruz and San Andrés. It has 2 accesses, which separate from the main road that leads to southern municipalities. The road is constantly being repaired. There are several sections of this roads that are narrow, so careful driving is advised, especially for buses and trucks.History
It was first called "Gualán". There is no accurate date for its foundation, but in some old books of real state, it is registred that the catholic church was built back in 1,576. In the census of 1,791 it was the capital of the "Cerquin" curato. In the national division of 1889 was one of the municipalities of Candelaria district. It became a municipality in 1840.
Geography
It has huge mountains covered with pine forests. One of them is "Congolon" mountain. These mountain are favorable for coffee plantations and also for water springs.
Boundaries
Its boundaries are:
*North : San Andrés andErandique munipalities.
*South :Mapulaca and Candelaria munipalities.
*East :Piraera municipality.
*West :La Virtud minicipality.*Surface Extents: 163
km² Resources
The Coffee plantations are the main economical activity, and the geography has a lot to do about it. Corn and beans can not be excluded since there are part of the national diet. The cattle raising is only for local consumption. The vegetable are scarce, there for they are brought from other municipalities and even from other department, such as
Intibuca .Population
The cross-breed of spanish settlers and native indian represents half of the population. The 2nd half consists of native indians descendants.
*Population: this municipality had approximately 9,537 people. The INE used this figure to elaborate estimates, and the number of people in 2008 could be 10,681.
*Villages: 12
*Settlements: 103Tourism
Gualcince displays incredible landscapes of high, steep and pine forest mountains. Also the very old buildings such as the catholic church and some houses that are still occupied. It does not have any hostals, but fortunately Candelaria is 40 minutes away. Groceries stores make it easier to spend some time there. One popular dish there, are the "Pupusas de Flor de Oroco".
*Local Holidays: December 8th; "Inmaculapa Concepcion" day.
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