Yarumela: Honduras's Oldest Organized Settlement
Published on Honduras Daily · Aug 9, 2026 · Originally reported August 8, 2026 by Criterio.hn
Yarumela, in La Paz department, holds evidence of organized human presence dating to around 1000 BCE, when it served as a political and ceremonial capital in the Formative period, with astronomical alignments and trade networks reaching Mexico and the Caribbean.
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