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San Pedro Sula , city (1997 est. pop. 417,000), capital of Cortés dept., NW Honduras. It is the second largest city in the country. San Pedro Sula and Puerto Cortés are the principal ports of Honduras and serve the northwestern banana and sugar plantations. San Pedro Sula is the major industrial and commercial city of Honduras, with a wide variety of light industries. The city was significantly damaged by hurricanes in 1974 and 1998.

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San Pedro Sula, Honduras San Pedro de Puerto Caballos Founded in 1536 by Pedro de Alvarado, it was subsequently moved to its present site, that of a Native American village called Azula. The present name is a combination of the two names.

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