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Tegucigalpa

The newly appointed National Police director, Juan Carlos Bonilla (L) speaks with Ilda Caldera -- the widow of murdered former congressman and former head of the Anti-Narcotics Commission in Honduras, Alfredo Landaverde, during the inauguration ceremony of the Commission on Public Security Reform, at the presidential palace in Tegucigalpa, on June 1, 2012. Backed by the Organization of American States (OAS), the five-member commission has the task of reforming the whole security system of Honduras, which includes the National Police, the Public Prosecutor's Office and the Courts of Justice.

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About Tegucigalpa

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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