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Old bridge seen from the new bridge
Sopa de Caracol
Beach from rooftop barTHE GARIFUNA PEOPLE
In Honduras the people are mainly mestizo which is a mixture of indiginous indian and spanish. However, in the northern part of the country (where I was living) there was a large population of garifuna (see the picture). These people were brought to Honduras to work on the banana plantations. Many of the garifuna people living on the Bay Islands speak English in preference to Spanish. The main garifuna settlements in Tela are located at La Ensenada beach and Miami beach.
The garifuna woman in Tela sell pan de coco on the beaches. If you go, you must try some!!
The music of the garifuna is the punta . It is a dance to the beat of a drum. I got quite proficient at doing the punta and let me tell you, it is GREAT exercise!!
