La Tigra National Park

Established by decree No. 976-80 on 1 January 1980, La Tigra National Park (Parque Nacional La Tigra) is widely described as Honduras's first national park. The reserve protects cloud-forest habitat at high elevations (sources cite an altitude range of approximately 1,800 to 2,185 metres) across roughly 238 square kilometres. Its founding purpose and continuing emphasis is the conservation and preservation of the area's ecological values and the maintenance of the hydrologic potential of the watershed that supplies Tegucigalpa and surrounding communities. The park functions as both a conservation area and a recreational destination: multiple travel and park guides note its popularity for hiking, birdwatching, and nature visits. Nearby communities, including San Juancito within the park's buffer zone, have historical ties (such as mining) and are involved in contemporary concerns about water protection and resource management; community organizations and accompaniment groups have documented gatherings and activities related to safeguarding the park's water resources. The supplied source set contains no reports of paranormal phenomena, supernatural entities, apparitions, or hauntings associated with La Tigra National Park. All documented material in the provided sources focuses on ecological, hydrological, recreational, and community aspects of the park rather than folkloric or paranormal traditions.