Official Name: | La Entrada |
Pushpin Map: | Honduras |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 200 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Honduras |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Honduras |
Subdivision Type1: | Department |
Subdivision Name1: | Copán |
Population As Of: | 2001 |
Population Total: | 14739 |
Coordinates: | 15.0611°N -88.7519°W |
La Entrada is a town in the Honduran department of Copán.
The mayor of La Entrada is Mr. Vicente León Rojas.
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.
The local football club, Olimpia Occidental, play in the Honduran second division. They play their home games at the Estadio Alsacias.