Honduras hosted the 26th Assembly of the Pan American Institute of Geography and History (PAIGH), held in the city of Tegucigalpa from October 13 to 17, 2025. This major event brought together representatives of Member States, specialists, and national and international authorities to address priority issues in the areas of cartography, geography, history, and geophysics.
26th Assembly of the Pan American Institute of Geography and History (PAIGH)
Resolutions approved
| Resolution 1. Support for the Pan American Agenda of the PAIGH 2023-2030 |
| Resolution 2. Encouragement and Support for the Teaching of History in the Member States of the Pan American Institute of Geography and History |
| Resolution 3. Annual Quotas Of The Member States Of The Pan American Institute Of Geography And History For The Year 2026 |
| Resolution 4. General Budget Of The Pan American Institute Of Geography And History For 2026 |
| Resolution 5. Election of the Advisory Financial Planning and Assessment Committee (APEF) 2026-2029 of the PAIGH |
| Resolution 6. Alignment of the Rules of Procedure for Social Communication of the Pan American Institute of Geography and History |
| Resolution 7. Alignment of the Rules of Procedure for the Awards of the Pan American Institute of Geography and History |
| Resolución 8. Ratification of Formal Agreements Signed Between Several Entities and the Pan American Institute of Geography and History |
| Resolution 9. Statement of Appreciation to the National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI) of Mexico for its Contributions in Matters of Training to the Member States of the Pan American Institute of Geography and History |
| Resolution 10. Statement of Appreciation to the National Section of Uruguay for its Contribution in Matters of Scientific Advice and Training for the Belize-Guatemala Adjacency Zone over Several Years |
| Resolution 11. Withdrawal of Nicaragua as Member State from the Pan American Institute of Geography and History. |
| Resolution 12. Conferral of the Pan American Award of the Pan American Institute of Geography and History |
| Resolution 13. Election Of The Authorities Of The IPGH |
| Resolution 14 Election of the Secretary General of the PAIGH |
| Resolution 15. Acceptance of the Reports of the Authorities of the Pan American Institute of Geography and History corresponding to 2025. |
| Resolution 16. Presentation of the Reports from the National Sections of the Pan American Institute of Geography and History corresponding to 2025 |
| Resolution 17 Recognition of the Government of Honduras, of the Institute for Property and of the Organizing Committee for the Preparation of the 26th General Assembly and Related Meetings |
Reports submitted
Commission Awards, 2025
| Cartography | “Award for the best Master’s thesis in the fields of Cartography, Geodesy, or Geographic Information”. Perceptual Distortions in Cartography: Maps for Trickery, whose author is Maestro Nicolás Martínez Heredia |
| “Honorable mention in the Award for the best Master’s thesis in the areas of Cartography, Geodesy, or Geographic Information” to the thesis entitled “Diseño e implementación de una base de calibración para distanciómetros electroópticos de uso en topografía”, whose author is Maestro Roberto José Romano | |
| “Honorable mention in the Award for the best Master’s thesis in the areas of Cartography, Geodesy, or Geographic Information” to the thesis entitled “Slum Mapping toward SDG 11 using Urban Morphology and Topology: An Open-Source Approach to Detect Informal Settlements”, whose author is Maestra Lucia Mabel van der Heijden | |
| Geography | “Premio Arch Gerlach”, to the work Geografía de Colombia desde sus territorios, published under the scientific direction of Doctora Alice Beuf. |
| History | “Award for the best Master’s Thesis in Pan-American History”,to Maestra Montserrat Sánchez Romerofor the thesis “La femme fatale latinoamericana. El escritor moderno y las primeras representaciones literarias de la mujer fatal en América Latina (1879-1902)” |
| Honorable Mention in the “Award for the Best Master’s Thesis in Pan-American History”, to Maestro Julio César Abanto Chani for the thesis “La política exterior peruana durante la Guerra del Pacífico (1879-1884): las conexiones de las misiones diplomáticas del Perú en América y Europa”. | |
Consultation Meetings
(October 13, 2025, 3 p.m. Honduras time, UTC -6)
Reports from National Sections
