Caratasca Lagoon

The Caratasca Lagoon (Spanish: Laguna de Caratasca) is a large lagoon in the department of Gracias a Dios in northeastern Honduras. Puerto Lempira, the capital of the department, lies on its shores.

The lagoon extends approximately 25 miles inland from the Caribbean Sea, and is fed by rivers including the Mocorón, Warunta, and Nakunta.^[1] The largest island in the lagoon is Tansin. The region has been proclaimed a wildlife sanctuary.

The Caratasca Lagoon was the site of the landfall of Hurricane Mitch in 1988 which caused much ecological damage.

Coordinates: 15°23′0″N 83°51′0″W / 15.38333°N 83.85000°W / 15.38333; -83.85000

References