La Entrada

La Entrada
La Entrada

Location in Honduras

Coordinates: 15°03′40″N 88°45′07″W / 15.06111°N 88.75194°WCoordinates: 15°03′40″N 88°45′07″W / 15.06111°N 88.75194°W
Country Honduras
Department Copán
Population (2001)
  Total 14,739

La Entrada is a town in the Honduran department of Copán.

Its name is [Spanish] for "the entrance" and the town is a gateway from coastal Honduras to the mountainous Western highlands.

Close to La Entrada are the Mayan archaeological ruins at El Puente.

Sports

The local football club, Olimpia Occidental, play in the Honduran second division. They play their home games at the Estadio Alsacias.