Toyos (village)


Toyos is a small village located in the municipality of El Negrito, department of Yoro Honduras. It has a population of approximately 3,000 inhabitants, is one of the most important villages of the municipality since it leaves most of the tax that is produced in the area. Location

It is located at km 54 of the road that leads to the city of Tela (city), in its surroundings has 4 rivers that are River Toyos, Congo River, Chiri-Chiri River, Quebrada Galana. Among the services for the population can be found a hospital, health center, school and school Gasolineria Hardware Stores. Origin

According to stories of the Elders of the community, it is believed that the name of toyos has 2 origins: Transcendental History

The passage of Hurricane Mitch through the village caused many disasters to the Village Infrastructure and also agriculture, the damage was incalculable thanks to the help of all the inhabitants of the community as well as the foreign aid provided by food and help with machinery the damage could be rebuilt. Retaining walls were also built on the banks of the rivers.

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