Yarumela
| Alternative name | El Chircal |
|---|---|
| Location | Comayagua Valley |
| Coordinates | 14°21′49″N 87°38′51″W / 14.3636°N 87.6476°W |
| History | |
| Builder | Proto-Lencas |
| Founded | 600-400 b.C |
| Abandoned | 250 a.C |
| Associated with | Lencas |
Yarumela also known as El Chircal, is one of the archeological sites located in Honduras and based around the Middle Formative era in Mesoamerican history, occupied between 1000 BC and AD 250 by the ancestors of the Lencan culture also known as the Proto-lencan people. During its heyday at the end of the Preclassic mesoamerican period was a popular trade center, especially for precious commodities.