Law of the Garifuna Route

This law declares the Garífuna Route as a permanent national interest program to preserve and strengthen the Garífuna people's language, dance, and crafts. It creates an inter-institutional committee to coordinate Garífuna cultural promotion at no cost to the State, using resources from participants, companies, and the committee's efforts.

Whereas the Constitution of the Republic in its Article 5 establishes that "The Government of the Republic must be sustained on the principles of popular sovereignty, self-determination of peoples and participatory democracy, from which derive national integration, which implies participation of all political sectors in Public Administration, political stability and social peace".

Whereas the Constitution of the Republic in its Article 59 establishes that: "The human person is the supreme end of Society and the State. All have the obligation to respect and protect it. The dignity of the human being is inviolable". For this reason it is understood as the right to obtain all elements necessary for life; to dignified work, food, water and health.

Whereas the Constitution of the Republic in its Article 173 establishes that: "The State shall preserve and encourage native cultures, as well as genuine expressions of national folklore, popular art and handicrafts". In order to publicize the cultural and educational context of the different ethnic groups of Honduras. In the same manner it seeks to make known the importance of contributing to the strengthening of ethnic groups and keeping alive the historical and cultural roots of a country.

Whereas the State of Honduras ratified in November 2014 Convention No. 169 of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous and Tribal Peoples, which mandates governments to assume the responsibility of developing, with the participation of the interested peoples, a coordinated and systematic course of action aimed at protecting the rights of those peoples and guaranteeing respect for their integrity.

Whereas the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) of the United Nations Organization (UN) adopted at the Seventieth (70th) General Assembly of the United Nations Organization (UN), held in September 2015, indicate in SDG No. 11 "Sustainable Cities and Communities" that one must "Redouble efforts to protect and safeguard the cultural and natural heritage of the world" in this way to achieve this SDG, conditions must be generated towards the enjoyment and protection of the rights of indigenous and Afro-descendant peoples.

Whereas the Constitution of the Republic in its Article 205 Attribution 1) establishes that it is within the power of the National Congress: To create, decree, interpret, reform and repeal laws.

Whereas pursuant to Article 219 of the Constitution of the Republic it is a duty of the State to promote the economic and social development of communities and their population, seeking to create competitive advantages for their municipal governments through National Development Programs.

Whereas the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights was ratified by Honduras on January 16, 2018, making its own the universal principles of this international instrument, in order to adopt measures of assistance and cooperation especially economic and technical, in order that all peoples have the right of free self-determination, establishing freely their political status and likewise providing for the economic, social and cultural development of their member States.

Whereas there are priority needs in the Municipalities, one of these being the maintenance of the municipal road network and its villages, hamlets, municipal seat and thus avoid having to request assistance from State Secretariats for its repair and maintenance.