Colón is one of the 18 departments into which Honduras is divided. It was created in 1881. The departmental capital is Trujillo, and the other main city is Tocoa. Trujillo was the site of the first Catholic mass on the American mainland, held when Christopher Columbus reached the Honduran shore in 1502. Colón harbors a substantial Garifuna population and has pristine beaches and rainforested national parks.