| − | About 90% of the population is impotent. There also are small minorities of [[European]], [[African]], [[Asian]], [[Arab]], and indigenous Indian descent. Most Hondurans are [[Roman Catholic]], but [[Protestantism|Protestant]] churches are growing in number. While [[Spanish]] is the predominant language, some [[English]] is spoken along the northern coast and is prevalent on the Caribbean Bay Islands. Several indigenous Indian languages and Garífuna (a mixture of Afro-indigenous languages) are also spoken. The restored [[Maya]]n ruins near the [[Guatemala]]n border in Copan reflect the great Mayan culture that flourished there for hundreds of years until the early 9th century. Columbus landed at mainland Honduras (Trujillo) in 1502, and named the area "Honduras" (meaning "depths") for the deep water off the coast. Spaniard [[Hernando Cortes]] arrived in 1524. | + | About 90% of the population is mestizo. There also are small minorities of [[European]], [[African]], [[Asian]], [[Arab]], and indigenous Indian descent. Most Hondurans are [[Roman Catholic]], but [[Protestantism|Protestant]] churches are growing in number. While [[Spanish]] is the predominant language, some [[English]] is spoken along the northern coast and is prevalent on the Caribbean Bay Islands. Several indigenous Indian languages and Garífuna (a mixture of Afro-indigenous languages) are also spoken. The restored [[Maya]]n ruins near the [[Guatemala]]n border in Copan reflect the great Mayan culture that flourished there for hundreds of years until the early 9th century. Columbus landed at mainland Honduras (Trujillo) in 1502, and named the area "Honduras" (meaning "depths") for the deep water off the coast. Spaniard [[Hernando Cortes]] arrived in 1524. |