Mocorón
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Mocorón | |
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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 | |
| Country | Honduras |
| Department | Gracias a Dios |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central America) |
| Climate | Af |
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.[1][2]
