Lepaterique
Municipality in Francisco Morazán, Honduras
14°4′0″N 87°28′0″W / 14.06667°N 87.46667°W / 14.06667; -87.46667 (2015)
Lepaterique is a municipality in the Honduran department of Francisco Morazán.
Military base
A military base located in Lepaterique was used during the 1980s by the Contras and by the Argentine 601 Intelligence Battalion, which was involved in Operation Condor.
In August 2005, Honduran media revealed that Triple Canopy, Inc., a private military contractor, was using the base to train mercenaries before they were sent on mission in Iraq.[1]
References
- ^ Latin American mercenaries guarding Baghdad's Green Zone
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Capital: Tegucigalpa
- Alubarén
- Cedros
- Curarén
- Distrito Central
- El Porvenir
- Guaimaca
- La Libertad
- La Venta
- Lepaterique
- Maraita
- Marale
- Nueva Armenia
- Ojojona
- Orica
- Reitoca
- Sabanagrande
- San Antonio de Oriente
- San Buenaventura
- San Ignacio
- San Juan de Flores
- San Miguelito
- Santa Ana
- Santa Lucía
- Talanga
- Tatumbla
- Valle de Ángeles
- Vallecillo
- Villa de San Francisco
14°4′0″N 87°28′0″W / 14.06667°N 87.46667°W / 14.06667; -87.46667
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