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Túnel Rosalila & Túnel de los Jaguares
In 1999, archaeologists opened up two tunnels that allow visitors to get a glimpse of pre-existing structures below the visible surface structures. The first, Rosalila , is very short and takes only a few visitors at a time. The famous temple is only barely exposed, and behind thic
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Parque Nacional La Tigra
A short distance northeast of the capital, Parque Nacional La Tigra covers 238 sq km of rugged forest, with cloud forest and dry pine forest, numerous rivers and waterfalls and a large and varied (but exceedingly shy) population of mammals, including pumas, peccaries, armadillos an
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Museo de Escultura
Copán is unique in the Maya world for its sculpture and some of the finest examples are on display at this impressive museum, which is fully signed in English. Entering the museum is an experience in itself: you go through the mouth of a serpent and through its entrails before sudd
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Copán Archaeological Site Ruins
One of the most important of all Maya civilizations lived, prospered, then mysteriously crumbled around the Copán archaeological site, a Unesco World Heritage Site. During the Classic period (AD 250–900), the city at Copán Ruinas culturally dominated the region. The architecture is
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Macaw Mountain Bird Park
Around 2.5km outside Copán Ruinas is an extensive private reserve aimed at saving Central American macaws. There are plenty of them here, along with toucans, motmots, parrots, kingfishers and orioles, all flying around in spacious, humanely constructed cages. In the Encounter Cente
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Whale Shark & Oceanic Research Center
This excellent place dedicated to whale shark research has numerous displays about the sharks biology. The real reason to visit, however, is to join one of the regular snorkeling trips (L1000; 7:30am-noon) and track down these glorious creatures yourself. Once the whale sharks are
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Museo para la Identidad Nacional
If you hit only one sight in Tegus, head here. The capitals finest museum is housed in an expertly renovated 19th-century edifice, the former Palace of Ministries. It provides a superb, comprehensive overview of the nations history and identity through a series of modern exhibits.
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Fortaleza Santa Bárbara de Trujillo
High above the waves, gazing over the Caribbean towards the European motherland, this 17th-century Spanish fortress could not have a more evocative position. Though its ruined remains are not that impressive visually, its still an inspirational spot to reflect on the forces and cha
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Honduran Unrest: An Insider's Perspective, Part 1
I live in Honduras’s capital, Tegucigalpa, but on Sunday morning I was in Seattle, Washington, visiting my parents. A ringing woke me up early that morning–my husband calling to let me know about the arrest of the Honduran president, Manuel Zelaya. He, in turn, had been woken up by the sound of gu
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Honduran Unrest: An Insider's Perspective, Part 2
On Sunday I was on Alki Beach in Seattle, watching my kids squeal as the frigid waters of the bay lapped at their toes. My cell phone interrupted the calm I had managed to muster—it was my husband calling from our home in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. Ousted president “Mel” Zelaya was trying to land at T
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Honduran Unrest: An Insider's Perspective, Part 3
I got back to Tegucigalpa, quite uneventfully, a week ago. A year ago my return to “Tegus” from the U.S. had coincided with the re-opening of the Toncontín airport after a month’s closure. The flight had been greeted by airport staff handing out glasses of white wine and chocolate-covered strawber
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Making Our Way Through the Mundo Maya
I took a deep breath, and concentrated on steadying myself. A seemingly endless expanse of jungle spread before me, punctuated by two immense stone structures jutting out of the treetops in the distance. I tightened my death grip on the wrist of my lively nine-year-old. We were some 200 feet above
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Dispatch from Roatan: A Fond Farewell to Honduras
Black and yellow angelfish darted through the water under my seven-year-old daughter and me. Then a school of silver… jack?… porgy?… swam by. I’d have to check my fish identification book when I got back to the hotel room. Francesca pointed wildly, and I squinted through my snork
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Discover Honduras
Mountains at dusk in Tegucigalpa. Photo by Lauri Väin licensed Creative Commons Attribution.
Honduras packs several personalities into a country the size of Virginia, boasting fantastic natural beauty of sea and mountains, cultural richness, and a relaxing tropical vibe similar to Belize and Cost
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Historic Honduras: Vestiges of the Past
View of Santa Lucía, a former colonial mining town just outside Tegucigalpa.Photo by José David Leiva licensed Creative Commons Attribution.
With a rich and varied tradition of indigenous cultures as well as several centuries of Spanish colonial rule, Honduras has numerous historical monuments and
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Visiting San Pedro Sula: The Business Capital of Honduras
Cycling down Quinta Avenida in San Pedro Sula. Photo by Roberto Venegas licensed Creative Commons Attribution.
San Pedro Sula and Central Honduras
Situated on the southwestern edge of the broad, fertile Valle de Sula, up against the flanks of the Sierra Merendón, San Pedro Sula (often shortened to
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Visiting Tegucigalpa, the Capital of Honduras
Panoramic view of Tegucigalpa. Photo © Ian Mackenzie, licensed Creative Commons Attribution.
Honduras’s capital, a city of just over one million inhabitants, occupies a high mountain valley around 1,000 meters above sea level, with the Río Choluteca running right down the middle. The valley is rin
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The Glory, the Groundwork, and the Grind of Travel Writing
Author Amy E. Robertson and guide Antonio seated on one of the small pyramids in Copán’s Great Plaza. Photo © Luca Renda.
I stood next to the old man’s head. No, not a human head, but one carved in stone.
“It is believed that the head belonged to one of four giant statues of the Pawahtun, deities
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Plan a Trip to Copán and Western Honduras
Stone carvings at the Ruins of Copán. Photo © Vojtech Vlk/123rf.
Copán and Western HondurasIntricately carved Mayan ruins, tiny Lencan villages, impressive cloud forest, and the country’s highest mountain are all within this region, but it draws only a fraction of the tourists that flock to s
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Sambo Creek near Corozal, Honduras
From Sambo Creek, you can arrange for a snorkel trip to Cayos Cochinos. Photo © butforthesky.com, licensed Creative Commons Attribution.
Cayos CochinosA few kilometers east of Corozal, and more appealing, is Sambo Creek, another Garífuna village at the mouth of a small river. Two good seafood
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