Lenca

The Lenca are an Indigenous people from present day southwest Honduras and eastern El Salvador in Central America. They historically spoke various dialects of the Lencan languages such as Chilanga, Putun (Potón), and Kotik, but today are mostly native speakers of Spanish. In Honduras, the Lenca are the largest tribal group, with an estimated population of more than 450,000.

language of Honduras and El Salvador

cave

Yarumela also known as El Chircal, is one of the archeological sites located in Honduras and based around the Middle Formative era in Mesoamerican history, occupied between 1000 BC and AD 250 by the ancestors of the Lencan culture, also known as the Proto-Lencan people. During its heyday at the end of the Preclassic mesoamerican period was a popular trade center, especially for precious commodities.

thumb|right|upright=1.7|Location of Quelepa within the Mesoamerican cultural region