Mocorón

Mocorón
Village
1988 US Defense Mapping Agency map showing location of village
Mocorón
Location in Honduras
Coordinates: 15°1′30.864″N 84°16′49.4040″W / 15.02524000°N 84.280390000°W / 15.02524000; -84.280390000
CountryHonduras
DepartmentGracias a Dios
Time zoneUTC−6 (Central America)
ClimateAf

Mocorón is a remote village in the Puerto Lempira municipality of the Gracias a Dios Department in northeastern Honduras. It is located near the confluence of the Mocorón River and the Rio Dursuna stream. The Mocorón Airport is nearby.

In 1981 the village became a refugee camp for Miskito refugees from Nicaragua.