Sierra del Merendón
The Sierra del Merendón is a mountain range that runs west to east along the border of Guatemala and Honduras .
The west side is bounded by the Río Lempa . Throughout history, the mountain range with different names was referred to, such as in ocotepeque department as Montaña de Pacaya , in Puerto Cortés as Sierra de Omoa and San Pedro Sula as Montaña El Merendon .
This mountain range has a wide variety of habitats and is often covered in clouds. The area has a high amount of precipitation, the annual average temperature is around 19 ° Celsius. The defining biome are the cloud and cloud forests .
The most important surveys are:
- Pico Sumpul, 2,730 m
- Pico San Ildefonso, 2,242 m
- Erapuca, 2,380 m and the
- Cerro Azul at 2,285 meters above sea level.
On the Honduran side is the Cusuco National Park .
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Coordinates: 15 ° 35 ′ N , 88 ° 23 ′ W