Caratasca Lagoon

Caratasca Lagoon

The Caratasca Lagoon ( _es. Laguna de Caratasca) is a large lagoon in the department of Gracias a Dios in northeastern Honduras. Puerto Lempira, the capital of the department, lies on its shores.

The lagoon extends approximately 25 miles inland from the Carribean Sea. The largest island in the lagoon is Tansin. The region has been proclaimed a wildlife sanctuary.

The Caratasca Lagoon was the site of the landfall of Hurricane Mitch in 1988. Much ecological damage was caused by that event.


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  • Gracias a Dios Department — Gracias a Dios (Spanish: Thanks to God ) is one of the 18 departments (departamentos) into which the Central American nation of Honduras is divided. The departmental capital is Puerto Lempira; until 1975 it was Brus Laguna. Once a part of the… …   Wikipedia

  • Puerto Lempira — ▪ Honduras       town, northeastern Honduras. The town lies on an islet that forms part of Tánsin Island, facing the main passage into the Caratasca Lagoon. Fishing is the major economic activity of the area, and the town has a shrimp packing… …   Universalium

  • Puerto Lempira — is the capital of the Gracias a Dios department of Honduras. It is located on the shores of the Caratasca Lagoon, and is named for the 16th century leader of the indigenous Lenca peoples, Lempira, who directed an ultimately unsuccessful… …   Wikipedia

  • Nakunta River — Basin countries Honduras The Nakunta River is a river in the Gracias a Dios Department of Honduras that exits into the Caratasca Lagoon[1] a few miles south of Puerto Lempira. It is 115 kilometers (71 mi) in length.[2] …   Wikipedia

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