Pech people
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The Pech people, previously known as the Paya, are an Indigenous ethnic group in north-eastern Honduras. According to a 2007 census conducted by Indigenous organisations, 6,024 people self-identified
Figura Pech Honduras
Pech Ceramic Work
Assorted Pech craft
Angel Simeon Martinez representing the Pech people at a forum of the ACALing conference at the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduras
Olancho Department
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Olancho is the largest of all the 18 departments into which Honduras is divided. The department covers a total surface area of 24,057 km2 and has an estimated 2015 population of 537,306 inhabitants.
Pech people
…the relative near future. The Pech people reside in the north-eastern territories of Honduras, particularly in the areas of Colón, Gracias a Dios and Olancho. Since their migration to these areas, believed to have migrated from the southern areas of modern-day Colombia, the Pech people have undergone reduction…
Central park and church at Campamento
Caves of Talgua