Lamaní

Lamaní
Municipality
Country	Honduras
Departament	Comayagua

Lamaní is a municipality in the Honduran department of Comayagua. It is located about 25 minutes from the City of Comayagua, in the vicinity of the Piedra Parada Mountain. Temperatures can range anywhere within the 90 degrees Fahrenheit range to as low as 40 degrees Fahrenheit.

Many of Lamani's residents own farms where they raise cows and other livestock. Farmers also cultivate rice, beans, corn, lettuce, tomato, wheat, among other crops. Lamani Residents are typically humble, friendly, and very hospitable.

It has recently undergone changes to its physical and communications infrastructure, such as paving of roads, access to the internet, cable television service, etc. They have their own medical clinic and preparatory schools. Some studious residents have turned out to be lawyers, doctors, engineers, and even soccer players, most notably Fernando "Azulejo" Bulnes, who played for Atlético Español in 1965-1966.

Lamani has two main festivities throughout the year. Christmas is celebrated throughout 4 days, oftentimes hosting bullfights in two town stadiums, simultaneously. One is sanctioned by a private party, the other is sanctioned by the municipality of Lamani. Thousands of people attend these bullfights. The other is called El Dia De La Virgen del Carmen, which celebrates the patron saint of Lamani. It is celebrated much in the same fashion that Christmas is celebrated.

Recreational activities include soccer, basketball, and occasional hiking/hunting trips on the Piedra Parada Mountain.

Some residents immigrate to the United States to work and provide income to their families. Being a small town, Lamani immigrants know each other and tend to stay in touch, sometimes forming neighborhoods with a lot of Lamani immigrants in the United States.

Lamani is to experience further construction, as an international highway is to be built beside the town. This highway is to connect the northern coast of Honduras and continue into El Salvador.