Official Name: | La Ruidosa |
Pushpin Map: | Honduras |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Honduras |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Department |
Subdivision Name1: | Copán |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Coordinates: | 15.15°N -124°W |
Coordinates Footnotes: | [1] |
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,[2] which gets its name from the noisy sound of the rapids in the mountain stream. The village was founded around 1920.