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56 unusual facts about San Pedro Sula


1963 Honduran coup d'état

The eventual nominee of the National Party, Ramón Ernesto Cruz, had served past dictatorships and was not popular with farmers, organized labor, or liberals in San Pedro Sula.

1973–74 Honduran Liga Nacional

The 1973-74 season started on 14 January 1973, it consisted of a regular season of 27 rounds; Motagua won its third trophy on 9 September 1973 after a 1x1 result in San Pedro Sula against España.

1975–76 Honduran Liga Nacional

España and Motagua played an extra match for final spot on 3 December 1975 in San Pedro Sula, the final result was 0–0 after 120 minutes, España qualified to the final as better goal difference in all rounds.

1980–81 Honduran Liga Nacional

The two giants from San Pedro Sula decided the 1980-81 season, Real España winners of regular season in 27 rounds, and Marathón winner of the Pentagonal decided what has been so far the only Final disputed in three matches.

Association football in Honduras

In the second most important city, San Pedro Sula, football began to gain strength only with the foundation of Club Deportivo Marathón.

Banana production in Honduras

A census of 1899 revealed that northern Honduras had over 1,000 people in the region between Puerto Cortés and La Ceiba (and inland as far as San Pedro Sula) tending bananas, most of them small holders.

C.D. Marathón

Estadio Yankel Rosenthal is a multi-purpose stadium located in Colonia La Sabana in San Pedro Sula, Honduras has a capacity of 15,000 fans.

Under the guidance of the Uruguayan coach Manuel Keossián, the club beated Motagua in San Pedro Sula by 2–0 score after a 0–0 draw on the first leg in Tegucigalpa.

El Clásico de las M's (The Classic of the M's) or El Derbi de las M's (The "M" Derby), is a derby football match played between Motagua from Tegucigalpa and Marathón from San Pedro Sula, two of the most successful and popular football teams in Honduras.

Club Deportivo Marathón was founded on 25 November 1925 in San Pedro Sula by Eloy Montes and a group of his friends.

El Clásico Nacional (The National Classic) is a Honduran national football derby played between Olimpia, since one team was from Tegucigalpa and Marathón, the other one from San Pedro Sula.

Central American Airways Flight 731

The aircraft involved, a Let L-410 Turbolet, was operating Central American Airlines' scheduled domestic service from Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport, San Pedro Sula.

Cerro Palenque

It is located some 40 kilometers from the city of San Pedro Sula in Honduras.

Chords of Strength: A Memoir of Soul, Song, and the Power of Perseverance

He introduced his readers to his family members, including how his mother, Lupe, was born in San Pedro Sula, Honduras, and enjoyed dancing and singing with her sisters when she was younger.

Christian Reformed Church in Honduras

The Christian Reformed Church in Honduras was formed by 26 members from the Evangelical and Reformed Church in Honduras who moved from San Pedro Sula to the capital city of Tegucigalpa.

Cofradia Bilingual School

Cofradia Bilingual School is a bilingual (English/Spanish school located in the town of Cofradia, San Pedro Sula, Honduras.

Economy of Honduras

Since the late 1970s, towns in the north began industrial production through maquiladoras, especially in San Pedro Sula and Puerto Cortés.

Eddy Vega

In April 2013, when playing for Honduras Progreso, he was mistakenly reported by various media to be found killed near San Pedro Sula.

Edgar Castillo

Castillo was called up to the national side for World Cup qualifiers against Costa Rica in Mexico City and Honduras in San Pedro Sula on March 28 and April 1, 2009 but was unable to travel to either match because he had "lost" his Mexican passport.

Edy Vásquez

Vasquez made his debut for Motagua on April 3, 2004, a 3–2 loss against Real España in the Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano in San Pedro Sula and played 63 matches wearing Motagua's blue shirt and scored 7 times.

El Anunciador de Cortés

El Anunciador de Cortés was an independent weekly newspaper published from San Pedro Sula, Honduras.

Escuela Internacional Sampedrana

Escuela Internacional Sampedrana, EIS is a private coeducational K-12 school located in the affluent Lomas del Potosí neighborhood of San Pedro Sula, Cortés Department, Honduras.

Flavio Ortega

Ortega died of a respiratory disorder, which added to kidney failure both results from a brain haemorrhage, in 2007 in San Pedro Sula.

Franklin Webster

Franklin Vinosis Webster (born August 7, 1978 in San Pedro Sula) is a Honduran football player who currently plays for Ciclón del Golfo in El Salvador.

Gildan Activewear

Gildan opened its first off-shore sewing facility in San Pedro Sula, Honduras, in 1997.

Green Valley Industrial Park

Public transport is available from nearby cities, special bus services provide transport from major cities like San Pedro Sula.

Hendry Córdova

Hendry Alexander Córdova Martínez (born 11 June 1984 in San Pedro Sula, Honduras) is a Honduran footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Olimpia in the Honduran National League.

Honduran fourth ballot box referendum

On 23 June, up to tens of thousands of people marched in San Pedro Sula against Zelaya's alleged re-election plans.

Human trafficking in Honduras

Honduran children are typically trafficked from rural areas to urban and tourist centers such as San Pedro Sula, the North Caribbean coast, and the Bay Islands.

Iglesia Ortodoxa de Antioquía San Juan Bautista

Iglesia Ortodoxa de Antioquía San Juan Bautista (Saint John the Baptist Orthodox Church of Antioch) is a Greek Orthodox cathedral in San Pedro Sula, Honduras.

International Samaritan

Serving those in Tegucigalpa and San Pedro Sula, this program works with state officials to provide food to 1,500 citizens of Honduras.

Jaime Rosenthal

Jaime Rolando Rosenthal Oliva (may 5,1936, San Pedro Sula) is a Honduran politician.

José Manuel Burgos

José Manuel Burgos Bacilá (born 9 March 1984 in San Pedro Sula) is a Honduran footballer who currently plays for Necaxa in the Honduran national league.

Joselina García

Married in June 2004 in San Pedro Sula, Honduras with Federico Arrambides, Mexican CPA & MBA.

Julio Escoto

Julio Escoto, born San Pedro Sula, February 28, 1944, is a Honduran short-story teller, novelist and essayist.

Júnior Morales

Júnior Exequiel Morales Maradiaga (born 23 March 1978 in San Pedro Sula, Honduras) is a Honduran footballer who currently plays as goalkeeper for Liga Nacional de Honduras club Atlético Choloma.

Kerim Gattás Asfura

Kerim M. Gattás Asfura (born February 5, 1976 in San Pedro Sula, Honduras) is a chemist who through his research work has contributed to applied organic chemistry in the field of biomaterials as well as surface and supramolecular chemistry.

Linux Tour

In February 2009, the Linux Tour went international, with two events scheduled in Tegucigalpa and San Pedro Sula, Honduras.

Mercedes Sahores

Sahores attended the Colegio San Martín and afterwards the Instituto María Auxiliadora in San Pedro Sula, Honduras, until 1993.

Michel François

When the Dominican Republic deported him for plotting another coup d'etat in Haiti, François landed in San Pedro Sula, Honduras.

Motagua–Real España football rivalry

First game in Liga Nacional: Held on 5 September 1965 at San Pedro Sula, Motagua defeated España 0–2 with two goals from Elio Banegas.

Motagua vs. Real España, is a classic football match played between C.D. Motagua from Tegucigalpa and Real C.D. España from San Pedro Sula, two of the most successful and popular football teams from Honduras.

October 1999 Mexico floods

About 6,000 people had to evacuate in Sula Valley in the northern portion of the country, after the government released water from the El Cajón Dam.

Orvin Cabrera

Cabrera died in San Pedro Sula on 28 September 2010, following a two-year battle with kidney cancer.

Parrillas One

Parrillas One (pronounced Pah-ri-ya Oh-neh) is a Honduran football team based in San Pedro Sula, Cortés.

Reinieri Mayorquín

Reinieri Joel Mayorquín Gámez (born 13 July 1989 in San Pedro Sula) is a Honduran football player, who currently plays for C.D. Motagua.

Ricardo Jaar

Ricardo Jorge Jaar (born in San Pedro Sula, Honduras) is a Honduran academic and businessman, known for his contributions in higher education and corporate social responsibility.

Rodolfo Richardson Smith

He lost the ball on the edge of the area which led to a Mexico goal, and fans attacked his house in San Pedro Sula with stones and fireworks after the match.

Rony Padilla

Rony began studying the piano at the age of 9 and attended the "Escuela Metropolitana de Musica" (Metropolitan School of Music) in San Pedro Sula.

In 2005 he was awarded first place in a competition organized by a popular Christian radio station called "Stereo Mass" in San Pedro Sula, Honduras.

TACA Flight 390

TACA Flight 390 was a scheduled flight on May 30, 2008, by TACA Airlines from San Salvador, El Salvador, to Miami, Florida, United States, with intermediate stops at Tegucigalpa and San Pedro Sula in Honduras.

Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduras

Other major campuses include the Unah-vs (UNAH Valle de Sula) located at San Pedro Sula, the Centro Universitario Regional del Litoral Atlantico (CURLA) located at La Ceiba, and the Comayagua Campus.

University of San Pedro Sula

The University of San Pedro Sula (Universidad de San Pedro Sula, or better known as "La Privada" Private www.usps.edu) was founded in 1977 and authorized by a governmental executive order on August 21, 1978

In 2007 Universidad de San Pedro Sula together with Fundacion Educar, commenced the development of an educational media project to benefit the entire community in Central America, as well as the television and broadcasting industry in the region.

Water privatization in San Pedro Sula, Honduras

In San Pedro Sula, the country's economic capital, the municipality has given a concession to a private operator for 30 years in 2000.

Yul Arzú

Yul Narcizo Arzú Casildo (born 21 October 1986 in San Pedro Sula, Honduras) is a Honduran footballer who play as goalkeeper for Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Honduras club Vida.