Morazán

Morazán, a dusty town of 8,500 set two kilometers off the Yoro [1] highway, is 45 kilometers from Santa Rita [2] in the middle of the Valle de Cataguana, below the Sierra de Pijol. Morazán makes a good base for visiting Pico Pijol National Park [3], as it’s the closest town with lodging and supplies.

Located a kilometer or so off the highway, Morazán is strung along a bumpy east-west dirt road, with a DIPPSA gas station in the middle to serve as a reference point.

There are one or two small hotels, comedores, and a Hondutel office. There is also a local COHDEFOR office, one block uphill from the gas station, then one block to the left, with some limited information on Pico Pijol [3] (on the whole the office is not geared for prospective campers and hikers, but is your best bet for help in finding a guide).

Campers will find several stores in town offering the usual assortment of packaged foods, while a good selection of fruits and vegetables can be found in the many stands lining the main street.