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The Caribbean busstation in SPS
The Central Busstation in "SPS"
Carnaval In June (Feria Juniana)Short stop in SPS
I hadn't really planned on making a stop through San Pedro Sula (I prefer to abbreviate it to SPS). Travel issues made it necessary for me to pass through here - many of you folks who read this will have and idea of what I'm talking about. Since San Pedro Sula is a major transportation hub if you happen to be traveling through this part of Honduras there is a good chance that your bus will at least stop in this city.
Before coming to SPS I had heard many negative things about the town such as it being very ugly and dangerous. I got to spend a morning and an afternoon roaming around the downtown area and I personally didn't find it any more dangerous than your average mid-sized, third world city. The situation at night is probably much shadier. However, it IS generally bland looking and the town won't win any ''pretty city'' awards anytime in the near future. On the bright side - there are quite a few modern comforts for the traveler with numerous internet cafes, several shopping options (on the street and in stores), and numerous restaurants. I was surprised to find a Wendy's, Pizza Hut, and many other western franchises along with the usual McDonald's. Also, the costs for almost everything is about half the cost of what you might expect to pay in a Western country for similar things. Not surprisingly things are cheaper here than at the touristy area of Copan.
Of course there isn't all that much to do or see in this town other than visit the downtown area and have a quick look at the Parque Central. I heard there were some decent museums but they are a taxi ride from the downtown. I don't think a person would want to spend a significant amount of time in SPS because there are much nicer options such as Copan Ruinas, along the coast at La Ceiba, or at the Bay Islands. None the less, if you do need to make a pit stop here then at least it has some creature comforts for the road weary traveler. Like elsewhere the Honduran folks are kind and helpful, there's good food to enjoy, and nice music to dance along with.
