Bonito Oriental

Bonito Oriental is a municipality in the Honduran department of Colón.

Bonito Oriental
Municipality
Bonito Oriental
Location in Honduras
Coordinates: 15°44′N 85°44′W
Country Honduras
DepartmentColón
Area
  Total468 km2 (181 sq mi)
Population
 (2015)
  Total28,865
  Density62/km2 (160/sq mi)
ClimateAw

The town of Bonito Oriental is the primary location of the novel The Mosquito Coast by Paul Theroux. While Theroux's book describes the town as being very remote and difficult to get to, it was actually located about one mile from a main paved highway at the time he wrote the book.

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