Western Honduras

A public bidding process opened in Gracias, Lempira, for paving 44.60 kilometers of road using double surface treatment to improve mobility and connectivity in western Honduras, connecting Route 78 from La Iguala to San Rafael.

A new ambulatory dialysis clinic with 12 machines opened at the Hospital de Occidente in Santa Rosa de Copán on Saturday, serving approximately 100–120 kidney patients in Copán, Lempira, and Ocotepeque who previously traveled hours for treatment.

The Inter-American Development Bank has approved $101.68 million (over L2.7 billion) to rehabilitate 48 kilometers of highway between Pito Solo and Santa Bárbara in western Honduras, benefiting over 95,000 agricultural producers, transporters, and families by improving access to national and international markets.

Health authorities confirmed a 13th chikungunya case in Honduras—a 28-year-old man in the western region, the first detected there—as officials investigate the source and urge mosquito control and medical screening nationwide.

Business leaders in Copán Ruinas submitted a five-year tourism agenda to the government on August 5 that outlines infrastructure, workforce training, and border-crossing improvements to boost the region's competitiveness and economic activity around the Maya archaeological park.

COPECO declared a green alert (indicating potential weather risk) for Copán, Ocotepeque, Lempira, and Intibucá starting at 6 a.m. on June 21.

Departments in western Honduras including Ocotepeque and Copán have suffered over 9,900 minutes without electricity in the first six months of 2026, blamed on aging infrastructure over 40 years old; ENEE says it will upgrade substations and trim vegetation to reduce outages.

The National Electric Company's manager said ongoing blackouts across western Honduras stem from system instability rooted in insufficient investment and maintenance over time.