La Ceiba is a port city on the northern coast of Honduras
in Central America. It is located on the southern edge of the Caribbean,
forming part of the south eastern boundary of the Gulf of Honduras. With an
estimated population of over 200,000 living in approximately 170 residential
areas[2] (called colonias or barrios), it is the fourth largest city
in the country and the capital of the Honduran department of Atlántida. La
Ceiba was officially founded on August 23, 1877. The city was named after a
