La Ceiba (Spanish La Ceiba) is a port city on the northern coast of Honduras, the administrative center of the department of Atlantis.

Geographic location
The city is located on the Caribbean Sea, on the eastern border of the Gulf of Honduras, around the mouth of the Cangrejal River.

History
Officially founded on August 23, 1877. Named after the giant ceiba trees that grew near the old docks and fell into the sea at the end of 2007.

Economy
The city’s economy is based on banana growing and forestry, as well as food and leather industries. La Ceiba is called the eco-tourism capital of Honduras. Every year the city hosts a festival in honor of Isidore the farmer, which attracts more than half a million tourists.