Opoa

Opoa was an indigenous settlement near the Higuito River in western Honduras. In 1536 Spanish forces established the town of Gracias a Dios here, but the colonial settlement was moved more than once before reaching its later site beneath the Celaque mountains. In 1544 Gracias became the seat of the Audiencia de los Confines, a royal court whose jurisdiction extended across much of Central America.

The later city of Santa Rosa de Copán lies nearby.