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Tegucigalpa IPA: [ˌteɰusiˈɰalpa] (Tegus for short), population 1,200,000 (2006) (metro area), is the capital of Honduras (together with Comayagüela), and the country's largest city. The name is derived from the Nahuatl Teguz-galpa, meaning "silver hills". Tegucigalpa is also the capital of Honduras' Francisco Morazán department.

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A boy stands in a fence, in Nueva Capital locality, northern Tegucigalpa, on March 17, 2010.

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A boy stands in a fence, in Nueva Capital locality, northern Tegucigalpa, on March 17, 2010.

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Locals carry buckets with free drinkable water distributed by the local government, in Nueva Capital locality, northern Tegucigalpa, on March 17, 2010, following a water shortage due to the collapse of Los Laureles and Concepcion dams, which supply more than a million people in the area.

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Locals carry buckets with free drinkable water distributed by the local government, in Nueva Capital locality, northern Tegucigalpa, on March 17, 2010, following a water shortage due to the collapse of Los Laureles and Concepcion dams, which supply more than a million people in the area.

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A woman carries a tank to get free drinkable water distributed by the local government, in Nueva Capital locality, northern Tegucigalpa, on March 17, 2010, following a water shortage due to the collapse of Los Laureles and Concepcion dams, which supply more than a million people in the area.

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A woman carries a tank to get free drinkable water distributed by the local government, in Nueva Capital locality, northern Tegucigalpa, on March 17, 2010, following a water shortage due to the collapse of Los Laureles and Concepcion dams, which supply more than a million people in the area.

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A woman carries a tank to get drinkable water, in Nueva Capital locality, northern Tegucigalpa, on March 17, 2010, following a water shortage due to the collapse of Los Laureles and Concepcion dams, which supply more than a million people in the area.

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A woman carries a tank to get drinkable water, in Nueva Capital locality, northern Tegucigalpa, on March 17, 2010, following a water shortage due to the collapse of Los Laureles and Concepcion dams, which supply more than a million people in the area.

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A boy carries a tank to get free drinkable water distributed by the local government, in Nueva Capital locality, northern Tegucigalpa, on March 17, 2010, following a water shortage due to the collapse of Los Laureles and Concepcion dams, which supply more than a million people in the area.

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A boy carries a tank to get free drinkable water distributed by the local government, in Nueva Capital locality, northern Tegucigalpa, on March 17, 2010, following a water shortage due to the collapse of Los Laureles and Concepcion dams, which supply more than a million people in the area.

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Locals carry buckets with free drinkable water distributed by the local government, in Nueva Capital locality, northern Tegucigalpa, on March 17, 2010, following a water shortage due to the collapse of Los Laureles and Concepcion dams, which supply more than a million people in the area.

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Locals carry buckets with free drinkable water distributed by the local government, in Nueva Capital locality, northern Tegucigalpa, on March 17, 2010, following a water shortage due to the collapse of Los Laureles and Concepcion dams, which supply more than a million people in the area.

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A woman carries a tank to get free drinkable water distributed by the local government, in Nueva Capital locality, northern Tegucigalpa, on March 17, 2010, following a water shortage due to the collapse of Los Laureles and Concepcion dams, which supply more than a million people in the area.

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A woman carries a tank to get free drinkable water distributed by the local government, in Nueva Capital locality, northern Tegucigalpa, on March 17, 2010, following a water shortage due to the collapse of Los Laureles and Concepcion dams, which supply more than a million people in the area.

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A woman with her toddler carries a bucket with free drinkable water distributed by the local government, in Nueva Capital locality, northern Tegucigalpa, on March 17, 2010, following a water shortage due to the collapse of Los Laureles and Concepcion dams, which supply more than a million people in the area.

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A woman with her toddler carries a bucket with free drinkable water distributed by the local government, in Nueva Capital locality, northern Tegucigalpa, on March 17, 2010, following a water shortage due to the collapse of Los Laureles and Concepcion dams, which supply more than a million people in the area.

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Locals load tanks with free drinkable water distributed by the local government, in Nueva Capital locality, northern Tegucigalpa, on March 17, 2010, following a water shortage due to the collapse of Los Laureles and Concepcion dams, which supply more than a million people in the area.

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Locals load tanks with free drinkable water distributed by the local government, in Nueva Capital locality, northern Tegucigalpa, on March 17, 2010, following a water shortage due to the collapse of Los Laureles and Concepcion dams, which supply more than a million people in the area.

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Locals load tanks with free drinkable water distributed by the local government, in Nueva Capital locality, northern Tegucigalpa, on March 17, 2010, following a water shortage due to the collapse of Los Laureles and Concepcion dams, which supply more than a million people in the area.

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Locals load tanks with free drinkable water distributed by the local government, in Nueva Capital locality, northern Tegucigalpa, on March 17, 2010, following a water shortage due to the collapse of Los Laureles and Concepcion dams, which supply more than a million people in the area.

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Locals load tanks with free drinkable water distributed by the local government, in Nueva Capital locality, northern Tegucigalpa, on March 17, 2010, following a water shortage due to the collapse of Los Laureles and Concepcion dams, which supply more than a million people in the area.

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Locals load tanks with free drinkable water distributed by the local government, in Nueva Capital locality, northern Tegucigalpa, on March 17, 2010, following a water shortage due to the collapse of Los Laureles and Concepcion dams, which supply more than a million people in the area.

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Locals carry buckets with free drinkable water distributed by the local government, in Nueva Capital locality, northern Tegucigalpa, on March 17, 2010, following a water shortage due to the collapse of Los Laureles and Concepcion dams, which supply more than a million people in the area.

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Locals carry buckets with free drinkable water distributed by the local government, in Nueva Capital locality, northern Tegucigalpa, on March 17, 2010, following a water shortage due to the collapse of Los Laureles and Concepcion dams, which supply more than a million people in the area.

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A tanker leaves the place heading to distribute free drinkable water to outlying neighbourhoods of Comayaguela and Tegucigalpa, on March 17, 2010, following a water shortage due to the collapse of Los Laureles and Concepcion dams, which supply more than a million people with water.

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A tanker leaves the place heading to distribute free drinkable water to outlying neighbourhoods of Comayaguela and Tegucigalpa, on March 17, 2010, following a water shortage due to the collapse of Los Laureles and Concepcion dams, which supply more than a million people with water.

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A young man fills a tanker for the distribution of free drinkable water to outlying neighbourhoods of Comayaguela and Tegucigalpa, on March 17, 2010, following a water shortage due to the collapse of Los Laureles and Concepcion dams, which supply more than a million people with water.

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A young man fills a tanker for the distribution of free drinkable water to outlying neighbourhoods of Comayaguela and Tegucigalpa, on March 17, 2010, following a water shortage due to the collapse of Los Laureles and Concepcion dams, which supply more than a million people with water.

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IMF delegation chief Przemyslaw Gajdeczka (R) and his delegation meet with Honduran officials in Tegucigalpa March 16, 2010.

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IMF delegation chief Przemyslaw Gajdeczka (R) and his delegation meet with Honduran officials in Tegucigalpa March 16, 2010.

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IMF delegation chief Przemyslaw Gajdeczka (C) and his delegation meet with Honduran officials in Tegucigalpa March 16, 2010.

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IMF delegation chief Przemyslaw Gajdeczka (C) and his delegation meet with Honduran officials in Tegucigalpa March 16, 2010.

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IMF delegation chief Przemyslaw Gajdeczka (C) meets with Honduran officials in Tegucigalpa March 16, 2010.

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IMF delegation chief Przemyslaw Gajdeczka (C) meets with Honduran officials in Tegucigalpa March 16, 2010.

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IMF delegation chief Przemyslaw Gajdeczka (C) and his delegation meets with Honduran officials in Tegucigalpa March 16, 2010.

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IMF delegation chief Przemyslaw Gajdeczka (C) and his delegation meets with Honduran officials in Tegucigalpa March 16, 2010.

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IMF delegation chief Przemyslaw Gajdeczka meets with Honduran officials in Tegucigalpa March 16, 2010.

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IMF delegation chief Przemyslaw Gajdeczka meets with Honduran officials in Tegucigalpa March 16, 2010.

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Honduran Finance Ministry technicians meet with delegates of the IMF in Tegucigalpa March 16, 2010.

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Honduran Finance Ministry technicians meet with delegates of the IMF in Tegucigalpa March 16, 2010.

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A boy stands in a fence, in Nueva Capital locality, northern Tegucigalpa, on March 17, 2010.

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A boy stands in a fence, in Nueva Capital locality, northern Tegucigalpa, on March 17, 2010.

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Locals carry buckets with free drinkable water distributed by the local government, in Nueva Capital locality, northern Tegucigalpa, on March 17, 2010, following a water shortage due to the collapse of Los Laureles and Concepcion dams, which supply more than a million people in the area.

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Locals carry buckets with free drinkable water distributed by the local government, in Nueva Capital locality, northern Tegucigalpa, on March 17, 2010, following a water shortage due to the collapse of Los Laureles and Concepcion dams, which supply more than a million people in the area.

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A woman carries a tank to get free drinkable water distributed by the local government, in Nueva Capital locality, northern Tegucigalpa, on March 17, 2010, following a water shortage due to the collapse of Los Laureles and Concepcion dams, which supply more than a million people in the area.

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A woman carries a tank to get free drinkable water distributed by the local government, in Nueva Capital locality, northern Tegucigalpa, on March 17, 2010, following a water shortage due to the collapse of Los Laureles and Concepcion dams, which supply more than a million people in the area.

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A woman carries a tank to get drinkable water, in Nueva Capital locality, northern Tegucigalpa, on March 17, 2010, following a water shortage due to the collapse of Los Laureles and Concepcion dams, which supply more than a million people in the area.

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A woman carries a tank to get drinkable water, in Nueva Capital locality, northern Tegucigalpa, on March 17, 2010, following a water shortage due to the collapse of Los Laureles and Concepcion dams, which supply more than a million people in the area.

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A boy carries a tank to get free drinkable water distributed by the local government, in Nueva Capital locality, northern Tegucigalpa, on March 17, 2010, following a water shortage due to the collapse of Los Laureles and Concepcion dams, which supply more than a million people in the area.

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A boy carries a tank to get free drinkable water distributed by the local government, in Nueva Capital locality, northern Tegucigalpa, on March 17, 2010, following a water shortage due to the collapse of Los Laureles and Concepcion dams, which supply more than a million people in the area.

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