Builder Sentenced to Three Years for Destroying Archaeological Site

Published on Honduras Daily · Sep 19, 2026 · Originally reported September 18, 2026 by Ministerio Público (X)

A court in Santa Bárbara convicted Julio César Dávila Velásquez, legal representative of a construction company, of aggravated damage to national cultural heritage after a 900-meter dirt road destroyed structures at the El Coyote archaeological site in Petoa; he also faces special disqualification and civil restitution.

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