San Pedro Sula Honduras

Description: San Pedro Sula is the capital of Honduras. It is located in the northwest corner of the country in the Sula Valley, about 50 kilometers (31 miles) south of Puerto Cortés on the Caribbean Sea. With a population of 701,200 in the central urban area (2023 calculation) and a population of 1,445,598 in its metropolitan area in 2023, it is the nation’s primary industrial center and second largest city after the capital Tegucigalpa, and the largest city in Central America that is not a capital city.

Population: 701,200

Demographics: Small, isolated groups of non-Spanish-speaking Indians such as the Jicaque, Miskito (Mosquito), and Paya—continue to live in the northeast, although their numbers are declining. Of the total population, about nine-tenths is mestizo (a mixture of Spanish and Indian).

History: Before the arrival of the Spanish, the Sula Valley was home to approximately 50,000 native inhabitants. The area that is home to the modern city served as a local hub for the Mayan and Aztec civilizations. The Spanish conquest brought about a demographic collapse from which the native population would never recover.On 27 June 1536, Don Pedro de Alvarado founded a Spanish town beside the Indian settlement of Choloma, with the name of Villa de Señor San Pedro de Puerto Caballos (modern San Pedro Sula). Post-independence San Pedro Sula remained an impoverished vilBefore the arrival of the Spanish, the Sula Valley was home to approximately 50,000 native inhabitants. The area that is home to the modern city served as a local hub for the Mayan and Aztec civilizations. The Spanish conquest brought about a demographic collapse from which the native population would never recover.On 27 June 1536, Don Pedro de Alvarado founded a Spanish town beside the Indian settlement of Choloma, with the name of Villa de Señor San Pedro de Puerto Caballos (modern San Pedro Sula). Post-independence San Pedro Sula remained an impoverished village, dependent on trade between Omoa and the country’s interior. In 1875, Frank Frye, the American consul in the Bay Islands, reported a population of 1200. The city benefitted from the growth of the banana trade in the 1870s and 1880s and formed a close relationship with US-based shipper and railroad entrepreneur Samuel Zemurray’s Cuyamel Fruit Company, and the construction of the Interoceanic Railroad between 1869 and 1874 which connected the city to the coast at Puerto Cortés. Zemurray worked closely with local elites who invested in subsidiary enterprises and thus shaped the way politically for Cuyamel to establish itself and pay very few taxes.lage, dependent on trade between Omoa and the country’s interior. In 1875, Frank Frye, the American consul in the Bay Islands, reported a population of 1200. The city benefitted from the growth of the banana trade in the 1870s and 1880s and formed a close relationship with US-based shipper and railroad entrepreneur Samuel Zemurray’s Cuyamel Fruit Company, and the construction of the Interoceanic Railroad between 1869 and 1874 which connected the city to the coast at Puerto Cortés. Zemurray worked closely with local elites who invested in subsidiary enterprises and thus shaped the way politically for Cuyamel to establish itself and pay very few taxes.

Elevation: 83 m

Climate: Tropical wet and dry climate. Average annual temperature in San Pedro Sula is 24 C (75 F), the average for July is 32 C (90 F), the average for January is 16 C (61 F).

Attractions: Catedral San Pedro Apostol, Coca Cola Sign, Cusuco National Park, City Mall, Museum Of Anthropology, Cerveceria La20

Airports: Aeropuerto International Ramon Villeda Morales San Pedro Sula SAP

Distance To City Centre: 15 km

Commute Length: 15 min

Average Cost: 45 USD

Peak Times: 7am-9am, 4pm-6:30pm