Marcala

Marcala "Land of Prisons" (Lenca)
Municipality
Church in Marcala, Honduras.
Marcala Location in Honduras
Coordinates: 14°9′0″N 88°1′6″W / 14.15000°N 88.01833°W / 14.15000; -88.01833
Country	Honduras
Department	La Paz
Area
• Total	225 km2 (87 sq mi)
Population (2015)
• Total	29,858
• Density	130/km2 (340/sq mi)

Marcala is a municipality in the Honduran department of La Paz. The region is known for its coffee production, boasting the first "protected origin denomination" for coffee. Marcala has been designated as a center of Lenca Trail, a government and United Nations sponsored development effort to encourage tourism to Lenca communities. It offers visitors perspective on the culture of indigenous people and provides new markets for their traditional crafts.

Coordinates: 14°19′01″N 87°40′59″W / 14.317°N 87.683°W / 14.317; -87.683