El Progreso is in northern Honduras located in the department of Yoro. It is the fourth largest city in Honduras after the capital Tegucigalpa. It rests at the base of a mountain range in the Valle de Sula in an important agricultural area of Honduras. It is a good base for entering the country and visiting other parts of the country. It is on an important crossroads of Honduran Highways that go towards Tela/La Ceiba, Comayagua/Tegucigalpa, and San Pedro Sula/Copan. Because of the importance of El Progreso it is know as the Pearl of the Ulua. The river Ulua passes through El Progreso and is known as one of the country's largest and most important rivers.
