La Venta, Honduras

La Venta
Municipality
La Venta
Location in Honduras
Coordinates: 13°45′N 87°19′W / 13.750°N 87.317°W / 13.750; -87.317
CountryHonduras
DepartmentFrancisco Morazán
Area
  Total
126 km2 (49 sq mi)
Population
 (2015)
  Total
6,291
  Density50/km2 (130/sq mi)
ClimateAw

La Venta (or La Venta del Sur) is a municipality in the south of the Honduran department of Francisco Morazán.

It is approximately 52 km from the national capital, Tegucigalpa, and lies just off the Pan-American Highway.

The town has valuable forestry assets, and the main form of employment locally is agriculture, particularly of plums and other soft fruits.