La Ruidosa, Copán
La Ruidosa is a village located in the municipality of Florida in Copán Department of northwestern Honduras. It has potable water and electric power. Coffee, maize and beans are cultivated. A stream called La Quebrada del Ruidoso is located south of the village, which gets its name from the noisy sound of the rapids in the mountain stream. The village was founded around 1920.
References
- ^ United States Board on Geographic Names, US Department of Interior (1983). Gazetteer of Honduras: Names Approved by the United States Board on Geographic Names (second ed.). Washington, D.C.: Defense Mapping Agency (US). p. 256. OCLC 9907822.
- ^ Army Map Service. Protección (Sheet 2461 II) (PDF) (Map) (first ed.). 1:50,000. E752. Washington, D.C.: Army Map Service (KC), Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army.