H.I.H Princess Mako, first grandchild of Emperor Akihito of Japan, visited Honduras this week to celebrate 80th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Japan and the Southern American countries, as it had been on a previous visit to El Salvador.

The second daughter of Princess Kiko and Prince Akishino Fumihito (the second son of Emperor Akihito) was greeted Sunday, December 6 by First Lady Ana Garcia Hernandez, at the international airport San Pedro Sula.
On the day, the Japanese Princess visited the Sculpture Museum of Copan. The next day, Princess Mako of Akishino visited the archaeological site of the ancient Mayan city, located 400 kilometers northwest of the capital, Tegucigalpa, in full jungle. She also inaugurated the new digital museum of Copán. The Mayan city, the ruins of which are on the list of World Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO in 1980, culminated in the seventh century before being abandoned around the tenth century.The visit had particularly Princess interest. Mako has indeed a degree in museology.
On Tuesday, the princess was in Tegucigalpa for a reception at the palace of President Juan Orlando Hernandez and his wife. Before his visit to Honduras for the same reason
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