In terms of time, that is about 3.5 hours of driving on an unpaved road, going up and down through mountains, one of them is "Congolón" where the hero Lempira fought the Spanish conquerors.

It became a village in 1872 and on 20 February 1897 it was given the title of municipality under the administration of president Policarpo Bonilla as "Candelaria de Joconguera".

When arriving at Candelaria the Pine forests are no longer around, this makes the weather warmer, caused by the change in elevation above sea level.

Commerce activities are very popular since the main road leads to the border with El Salvador, and the US dollar can be used as currency as well.

[1] The City of Candelaria is very quaint and may result in a nice place to visit, due to the colonial details of its houses and buildings.