Welcome To Tegucigalpa - 2
by Hany J
Title
Welcome To Tegucigalpa - 2
Artist
Hany J
Medium
Photograph - Original Photo
Description
Tegucigalpa (commonly referred to as Téguz) is the capital and largest city of Honduras along with its twin sister Comayagüela.
Claimed in September 1578 by the Spaniards, Tegucigalpa became the country's capital in October 1880 under President Marco Aurelio Soto. The current Constitution of Honduras names the sister cities of Tegucigalpa and Comayagüela as a Central District to serve as the permanent national capital.
Tegucigalpa is located in the southern-central highland region known as the department of Francisco Morazán (of which it is also the departmental capital). It is situated in a valley, surrounded by mountains. Tegucigalpa and Comayagüela, being sister cities, are physically separated by the Choluteca River. The Central District is the largest of the 28 municipalities in the Francisco Morazán department.
Tegucigalpa is Honduras' largest and most populous city as well as the nation's political and administrative center (host to 25 foreign embassies and 16 consulates). It is the home base of several state-owned entities and the country's most important public university (the National Autonomous University of Honduras), as well as the national soccer team. The capital's international airport, Toncontín, is considered to be one of the most dangerous airports in the world as it is known for its extremely short runway and the unusual maneuvers pilots must undertake upon landing or taking off to avoid the nearby mountains.
Tegucigalpa's infrastructure has not kept up with its population growth. Deficient urban planning, densely condensed urbanization, and poverty are ongoing problems. Heavily congested roadways where current road infrastructure is unable to efficiently handle over 400,000 vehicles create havoc on a daily basis. Both current national and local governments have taken steps to improve and expand infrastructure as well as to reduce poverty in the city.
All images are taken with a Canon 5D III (full frame) and a Canon 7D II (crop frame) using a variety of Canon L-Series lenses, and Tamron and Sigma pro-line lenses; processed in RAW with ACR, PSC, Photomatix, and a variety of other imaging software.
All images are Copyright © 2018 Hany G. Jadaa; C.Chem. M.Sc. Eng.; and Copyright © 2018 Prince John Photography (the Artist). The material contained herein may not be reproduced, copied, edited, published, transmitted or downloaded in any way, shape or form. All rights are reserved. Copying, altering, displaying or redistribution of any of these images without written permission from the Artist is strictly prohibited and will be prosecuted under US, Canadian, European, and Australian Copyright laws.
Image is available for purchase at higher resolution and no copyright stamps upon request. Please contact the artist directly at pjphotography@uniserve.com
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January 25th, 2018
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