La Unión, Lempira

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La Unión is a municipality in the Honduran department of Lempira.

It is one of the smallest municipalities of the Lempira department. To get there is an enormous challenge. The first way to get there is go through 75 km from Gracias city on the common road for La Iguala and San Rafael, about 3 km before arriving at San Rafael is a left turn off and from here 13 km left to go. The other way is via Santa Bárbara-El Nispero-San Jerónimo-San Rafael-La Unión, the first 3 places are in Santa Bárbara department.

History

Formerly it was a village called "Pueblo Nuevo", jurisdiction of "El Conal" (currently San Rafael). The municipality was created on May 3rd 1916.

Geography

La Unión is located in a tableland like surface, guarded by big, dense and green mountains. Despite the apparent elevation from sea level, sub tropical forests are seen and the weather is quite warm.

Boundaries

Its boundaries are:
* North : Santa Bárbara department.
* South : San Rafael and La Iguala municipalities.
* East : Santa Bárbara department.
* West : La Iguala municipality.

* Surface Extents: 84 km²

Resources

This is a very prosperous town, due to coffee in both ways of plantations and gathering. The plantation are located in "Fincas" on the surrounding high mountains and the gathering in the town. Crops of Corn and Beans are indispensable. The cattle and milk products are for local consumption. There is a bilingual school in La Unión, besides de public elementaries. Obviuosly there is electrity and mobil communications services. There are several small groceries stores. The transportation services assign more buses to Santa Bárbara than to Gracias.

Population

The majority of people is cross-breed of native indians and spanish settlers, but a significant amount of white people is seen.
*Population: In 2001 La Unión had 9,800 people. According to estimates; for 2008 it's expected to have 12,759.
*Villages: 6
*Settlements: 43

Tourism

La Unión is certainly an amazing place to visit, it is worth all the efford to get there because the mountain around it are imposing, dense and green. It has some street paved with rocks and a viewer, from where the visitor can enjoy a nice landscape of the whole town. There are sevveral places with internet access.

*Local Holidays: "Divina Pastora" day; March 4th.

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