La Esperanza, so residents of Intibucá cross over into La Esperanza to attend church and bury their deceased relatives. Residents of Intibucá also share the central park, Parque López, which is now also located in La Esperanza. Residents of Intibucá are still predominantly Lenca although the names of the villages were changed during the colonial period to names of Catholic saints. The organizational structure of the Auxiliaria de la Vara Alta, while lost elsewhere in the region, was retained into the 20th century in the municipalities of Intibucá and Yamaranguila. As the Auxiliaria lost political power, it gained importance in religious and cultural rituals. Particularly important among these was the Guancasco that celebrates relationships among villages on 2 February. In this celebration, the patron saint, in Intibucá La Virgen de Candelaria, is carried to alternating villages in succeeding years. The presence of Catholic characteristics in this celebration is due to the Church's effort to give a religious aspect to an event that was so important for the indigenous people. The use of rods, masks, flags, and music of drums and chirimía provide ancient symbols from antiquity that after a long fight agreement was reached to bring peace. Climate The climate is determined by its tropical position, height, relief and distance from the city to the sea. Intibucá and La Esperanza have a subtropical high altitude climate with characteristics of an oceanic climate. According to the Köppen climate classification the climate is Cwb, typical of cities located at high altitude. It is characterized by having pleasant temperatures, even cold by Honduran measures. The annual difference between the coldest month (December) and the warmest month (April) is 5 °C. The climate is favorable for the cultivation of potatoes, strawberries, blackberries, peaches, and vegetables in general. Intibucá has only two poorly defined seasons, one wet and one dry, but for the inhabitants there are three. The first season is the hot season that goes from the month of March to the month of May, with high temperatures, which often exceed 25 °C. The inhabitants refer to this as summer. After this, comes a monsoon season, also called "the hurricane season", which is characterized by high levels of humidity, thunderstorms, short torrential rainfalls, sometimes with hail. This goes from July to October. And finally the cold dry season, referred to as winter. This runs from November to February, with freezing temperatures during the night