Tourist Management Project of The Celaque Mountain National Park Starts In Honduras

The Government of Honduras and the Kingdom of Spain initiated the project "Strengthening the Capabilities of Tourist Management of the Celaque Mountain National Park ", in the city of Gracias, Lempira.

The project consists in developing and implementing a model of tourism management of the Celaque Mountain National Park that enables participation and obtain benefits from tourism by the local communities, in order to achieve the socio-economic and environmental sustainability, to make compatible conservation and rational use of resources. The proposed project is structured into 3 areas: 1) strengthening institutional and administrative management of renewable natural resources, 2) eco-tourism development; and (3) awareness and environmental education.

The Park is an area of great environmental importance since Celaque Mountain is considered to be one of the areas of cloud forest of greater importance in the country, where the Cerro de Las Minas is located with 2,849 meters in altitude which is the highest point of Honduras. This area is the natural habitat of several species of endemic flora and fauna, also, for being part of the "Ruta Lenca", one of the strongest cultural attractions of the western area, rich in history, culture, folklore and nature, gives the region a great ecotourism value, with potential for outdoor activities.

This initiative will be financed with funds from the Debt Conversion Program in Honduras against Spain with 11.2 million Lempiras, benefiting a population of approximately 7,400 inhabitants of the region.
This was announced during the presentation of the project "Strengthening the Capabilities of Tourist Management of the Celaque Mountain National Park " that starts today with funds coming from the Debt Conversion Program in Honduras against Spain.

The people who participated in this event were the Ambassador of Spain, Mr. Miguel Albero Suarez, the commercial attaché of Spain, Ms. Reyes Sallent; the Secretary of State in the Office of Finance, Mr. Wilfredo Cerrato; the Secretary of natural resources and environment, Mr José Galdámez; the Director of the ICF, Misael Leon; Mr. Javier Enamorado, Mayor of the city of Gracias, Lempira; President Board directive of MAPANCE-PROCELAQUE, Mr. Marcos Perdomo Caballero; the country-Honduras Manager of CABEI, Mr. Pedro Banegas and the representative of the Consortium TRAGSATEC-INYPSA Mr. Fernando Saura.