Lepaterique

Lepaterique
Municipality
Lepaterique Location in Honduras
Coordinates: 14°4′0″N 87°28′0″W
Country	Honduras
Department	Francisco Morazán
Area
• Total	541 km^2 (209 sq mi)
Population  (2015)
• Total	20,741
• Density	38/km^2 (99/sq mi)

Lepaterique is a municipality in the Honduran department of Francisco Morazán.

Military base

A military base located in Lepaterique was used during the 1980s by the Contras and by the Argentine 601 Intelligence Battalion, which was involved in Operation Condor.

In August 2005, Honduran media revealed that Triple Canopy, Inc., a private military contractor, was using the base to train mercenaries before they were sent on mission in Iraq.[1]

References

1. Latin American mercenaries guarding Baghdad's Green Zone

14°4′0″N 87°28′0″W