San Juan Guarita is a municipality in the Honduran department of Lempira. It is one of the smallest municipalities of the Honduran Lempira department. The best way to go to Guarita is via Santa Rosa de Copán-San Marcos de Ocotepeque-Cololaca-Guarita and it takes about 2.5 hours.
History
In the census of 1887, it appears as "El Rodeo", of Guarita municipality. In the administration of the president, Rafael Lopez Gutierrez, a decree was emitted to create the municipality on February 21, 1921.
Boundaries
Its boundaries are:
- North: Guarita municipalities.
- South: El Salvador.
- East: Guarita municipality.
- West: Valladolid municipality.
240px|thumb|right|Central Park in San Juan Guarita
- Surface Extents: 43 km<sup>2</sup>
Resources
Due to its elevation from the sea level. San Juan Guarita provides the conditions for coffee plantation. Beans and Corn crops can not miss, since they are part of the culture in the whole country. As the rest of the department, San Juan Guarita has electricity and mobile communications services. Internet access is found in the mayor's office. In some houses, people sell gasoline and diesel fuel. There are several groceries stores.
Population
Mestizos (Spanish/Amerindian mixed) are the majority in this municipality.
- Population: It had approximately 2,841 people in 2001. The INE used this figure to elaborate estimates, and the number of people in 2008 could be 2,994.
- Villages: 5
- Settlements: 25
Demographics
At the time of the 2013 Honduras census, San Juan Guarita municipality had a population of 2,650. Of these, 97.58% were Mestizo, 1.85% White, 0.34% Indigenous and 0.23% Black or Afro-Honduran.
Tourism
The distance between San Juan Guarita and Guarita municipality is scarcely half hill. The road is in good conditions most of the year. The deviation is located about 20 km from Cololaca, taking a right. The left deviation leads to Tambla municipality. Its architectural features are the colonial and simple. If the visitor is looking for the stillness of rural areas, this is the place to go. It gets a lot of influence from Salvadoran television and radio networks. Some notable features are the landscapes of the surrounding mountains.
- Local Holidays: "San Juan" day on June 24.