 La Ciudad Blanca is the major exception, which lies on the very fringe of Mesoamerica and is better described in relation to the Isthmo-Colombian area.This civilization 
thrived from 500 AD to 1000 AD, and included sophisticated management of the environment in accordance with large urban centers.Honduras was first sighted by Europeans when Christopher Columbus arrived at the Bay Islands on 30 July 1502 on his fourth voyage.