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Tegucigalpa, the
capital of Honduras, got its tongue twisting name
from the ancient Nahuatl language, and translated
means "silver mountain" In effect, Tegucigalpa
came to being during colonial times as a mining
center. "Tegus" as its inhabitants affectionately
call it, is a mix of an old colonial city that
has turned into the modern capital of Honduras.
As a matter of fact, Tegucigalpa became the most
important mining center in Central America during
colonial times.
Tegucigalpa's
entry to the list of country capitals came to
be by chance. It is said that the society of Comayagua,
the long time colonial capital of Honduras, publicly
disliked the wife of President Marco Aurelio Soto,
who took revenge by moving the capital of the
republic to Tegucigalpa.
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