Yoro

Yoro is the capital city of the Yoro Department of Honduras. It is notable for a local event known as Lluvia de Peces, where it is claimed that strong storms make fish fall from the sky.

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Coordinates: 15°8′N 87°8′W / 15.133°N 87.133°W / 15.133; -87.133

Yoro (disambiguation)

Yoro could refer to the following terms:

Places

Other uses

Yoro Department

Yoro is one of the 18 departments into with the Central American nation of Honduras is divided. The department contains rich agricultural lands, concentrated mainly on the valley of the Aguan River and the Sula Valley, on opposite ends. The departmental capital is Yoro. The department covers a total surface area of 7,939 km² and, in 2005, had an estimated population of 503,886 people. It is famous for the Lluvia de Peces (rain of fishes), a tradition by which fish fall from the sky during very heavy rains.

Municipalities

Economy

The department, historically, is known for harvesting mahogany and cedar trees for exportation. The area also had a cattle industry.

Football players from Yoro

A number of football players are from the department.

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Coordinates: 15°08′N 87°06′W / 15.133°N 87.100°W / 15.133; -87.100