Similarities Between Tegucigalpa And San Pedro Sulpa

Every city in the world has something interesting in it that can call somebody´s attention and have a reason to visit it. Depending on the country, cities can be big or small, fun or boring, a good place to rest or one to adventure, and many other aspects. It´s amazing how cities that are far away can be similar to one another, or instead, cities close to each other completely different. In Honduras, there are two cities, not so far away, with many similarities yet with many differences as well. In this essay, I will mention you some of the similarities and differences between San Pedro Sula and Tegucigalpa.

San Pedro Sula and Tegucigalpa are two cities inside Honduras with many similarities. One of the similarities of the cities is the size. Both cities have a comparable size, San Pedro Sula having a size of about 900 km squared and Tegucigalpa of 1,500 km squared. These two cities have almost the same size if you compare them to other cities that are much bigger or smaller than others are. The next similarity is the population in each city. Both cities have a population of about 1 million people. Another similarity is the places inside the

cities. The two cities have a lot of the same restaurants and shops that people can visit. San Pedro Sula and Tegucigalpa have many similarities, but they have even more differences than people imagine.
These two cities have many differences even though they are in the same country and close to each other.

To start, there is a huge difference between the land relief. San Pedro, as it is more commonly known, is mainly plane throughout the whole city´s location and gives you a feeling of organization. In contrast, Tegucigalpa is very mountainous, the streets are uphill or downhill, and it gives you a feeling of disorganization. The next difference is the climate of the cities. San Pedro Sula is very hot and Tegucigalpa has a colder climate throughout the year, although the climate in the cities change out of nowhere. Another difference occurs in the agriculture of the cities. In Tegucigalpa people plant more coffee and in San Pedro Sula African palm. These are only some of the differences between the

cities.
Another part of the differences between the cities are caused by the same people. For example, people choose do tourism depending of the city. In Tegucigalpa, people choose to go to a place close to it named Valle de Angeles and visit colonial houses and an old church built hundreds of years ago. In San Pedro Sula, people like to go to the outskirts of the city and relax in the beach. The following difference is how people dress depending of the city. In Tegucigalpa, people dress more formal and elegant no matter the occasion. In contrast, people dress more relaxed in San Pedro Sula. The last difference I will mention is the nightlife in these cities. Tegucigalpa is a city in which people love to go party to different fancy places to have fun, while in San Pedro people prefer to go to house parties and enjoy with their friends.
There are many differences and similarities in these two cities, either for the place in which they are located or by the people´s preferences. There are many more than the ones that I mentioned, but these are the ones that interest me the most. In my opinion, the differences between both cities is what makes them unique and fun to visit. If you have the opportunity to come to Honduras, visit San Pedro Sula and Tegucigalpa because you won´t regret it.