Dolores, Copán
# Dolores, Copán

Dolores is a municipality in the Honduran department of Copán.

## History

The area of Dolores in 1887 was heavily populated, which resembled Santa Rosa de Copan at the time. However, Dolores was not recognized as a municipality until January 1,1920. Dulce Nombre, another municipality in Copán, was created in 1907. Dolores formed as a member of this municipality on April 11,1919 where it stayed until becoming its own municipality.

## Villages

Dolores, Copán is home to the following villages:

* Agua Buena
* Dolores; which is the head of the municipality
* El Balsamo or La Canteada
* El Camalote
* Joyas Galanas
* Pasquingal
* Plan del Naranjo
* San Antonio
* Vega Redonda or San Antonio Flores
* Yaruconte
