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Panoramic view of Downtown San Pedro Sula, Parque Central with San Pedro Sula Cathedral in center. Image: Gervaldez |
About San Pedro SulaThe satellite view shows San Pedro Sula, second largest city in Honduras, located in the northwest corner of the country, in Valle de Sula (Sula Valley), about 60 km south of the coast of the Caribbean Sea. It is connected by highway CA-13 with the port city of Puerto Cortés.The city was founded in 1536 by the Spanish east of its present site, this colonial city benefited initially from the growth of bananas and its sugar plantations it is today the industrial center of Honduras. San Pedro Sula has a population of about 800 000 inhabitants in its metropolitan area. Official language is Spanish. Welcome to 'The Most Violent City On Earth'. Honduras has a murder rate of 85.5 per 100,000 residents, compared with 56 in Venezuela, 4.78 in the US and 1.2 in the UK. In San Pedro Sula, the rate is 171, reportedly the highest in the world outside a war zone. Honduras is caught in a vortex of crime – drug trafficking, gang wars, political upheaval and fierce land disputes matched by equal doses of impunity and corruption. (The Guardian). In 2015 the US Department of State continues to warn U.S. citizens that the level of crime and violence in Honduras remains critically high, although it has declined in the past two years. (US Department of State) The Map shows a city map of San Pedro Sula with expressways, main roads and streets, Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport (IATA Code: SAP) is situated in south east. To find a location use the form below. |
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City Coordinates: 15°30′0″N 88°2′0″W |
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