Amapala is a municipality in the Honduran department of Valle.
It is formed by El Tigre Island and its satellite islets and rocks in the Gulf of Fonseca. It has an area of 75.2 km² and a population of 2,482 as of the census of 2001 (of which 4 people were living on Isla Comandante). Thanks to a natural deep channel, and despite lacking modern infrastructure, Amapala long served as the main Honduran port in the Pacific Ocean.
Beginning in the late 19th century, Amapala was gradually replaced by the port of San Lorenzo on the mainland. A description of the town in 1881 can be found in the book A Lady's Ride Across Spanish Honduras by Mary Lester (a.k.a. Mary Soltera). It was intended to be the capital of the Republic of Central America in the late 1890s.
This area typically has a pronounced dry season. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Amapala has a tropical savanna climate, abbreviated "Aw" on climate maps.
Boardwalk, Puerto de Amapala
Boardwalk, Puerto de Amapala
When the time is right,
I´ll stand up and fight.
To the sound of screaming guitars.
Get out of my way,
I´m starting to play.
Noone can stop my metal crusade.
Deep in my heart there's no doubt,
raise my fist scream and shout.
Life is meant to be free,
in this moment you'll see.
I'm a rocker and lone,
not just one of those clones.
Keeper of the Flame
Gonna break the chains and run away.
Keeper of the Flame
Hold your head up high no matter what they say.
So stare at me,
I laugh you see.
I'm born in fire, bound by steel.
I'll never leave,
roll up your sleeve.
In a seconds time, you crossed my line.