Yuscarán
Yuscarán is a town, with a population of 2,420 (2020 calculation), and a municipality in Honduras. The town of Yuscarán is the capital of the El Paraíso department. It is located 65 kilometers from Tegucigalpa. History The municipality of Yuscarán was founded in 1730. After gold, silver and other precious metals were found in its foothills in 1746, Spanish mining companies flooded the area and Spaniards settled the town. Thus, Yuscarán was constructed in the traditional colonial style of 18th-ce…