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atufft Says: The fortress at Trujillo is a national heritage site that maybe the oldest settlement and fortress in Central America (Granada, Nicaragua was founded by Royal Spanish charter in the same year, however). Columbus himself had first set foot here, and Cortez ordered that a...
atufft Says: We hired a boat and crew to take us snorkeling out over some shallow reefs known as Cayo Blanco. These are definitely in need of preservation, but are well worth the dive time. See my iPhone videos for this. The price of the boat trip was about $70- for maybe 3 hours. It's...
atufft Says: The parish church at Trujillo was once the Bishopric of Honduras, although the original structure must have vanished with some pirate invasion since the current structure dates to 1930. Within the plaza are various memorials, the most notable of which is to Juan de Medina,...
atufft Says: Besides William Walker, this cemetery reportedly has the tombs of various pioneers of the settlement, and so is very old. The location is excellent and beautifully overrun by tropical flowers. Unfortunately the gate was locked at the time of our stopping by. Wander around...
William Walker's Central American Empire
atufft Says: After you read this, you'll understand why I wanted to pay tribute to William Walker's site of execution and tomb. His spot of execution is marked with a concrete marker inside the fortress grounds, while his tomb is further in town at the city cemetery.William Walker was a...
atufft Says: The admissions fee covers entrance to a small collection of artifacts found on the grounds of the museum archeologists. This research work revealed pottery fragments dating back to the Pre-Classic Mayan Period (1200 to 600BC). Ask the guard to turn-on the lights. There are...
atufft Says: Juan Bautista Antonelli, a military engineer, may have completed plans for a fort in Trujillo, but it's also reported that the fort may have been constructed in Trujillo during the years 1607-1629.The website, the link for which is below, reports also that the fort was...
Christopher Columbus Hotel: Old World Resort Near Abandoned Airport
atufft Says: There are a number of marginal places to stay in Trujillo and being in our fifties we didn't want to adventure in any of these. So, we thumbed through the guidebook and settled on the best--this aging resort style hotel next to an abandoned air strip. Even at the high end...
Casa 17: Casa 17 offers the ultimate getaway
sanscott Says: So you want to get away from it all – really getaway, but you don’t want to rough it, then consider Casa 17 between Trujillo and Santa Fe, Honduras. Situated high on a hill surrounded by the tropical rainforest and overlooking beautiful Trujillo Bay the luxurious...
El Delfin: Best Seafood on the Trujillo Waterfront
atufft Says: The fisherman/boatman highly recommended this place, and he was on the money. The restaurant is on the beach just below the old fort, along with a couple of other places. El Delfin has plenty of room and so seating with a view of the water is easy. We came after dark, and...
Christopher Columbus Hotel: Our Hotel Restaurant
atufft Says: Dining can be added to the hotel bill, and we found it convenient to breakfast at the hotel, which was included. The dining room has a nice view of the ocean within the comfort of A/C, but the emptiness of the place made us feel lonely. Nothing special here, so we were never...
Gifiti is a local beverage, white rum steeped in select herbs and spices. Find some, and prepare for a night you'll never remember.
Updated Feb 17, 2005
Getting out to Trujillo from San Pedro Sula isn't likely to be much of a mud bath because the roads are mostly paved. But, from Trujillo to Santa Fe and Guadalupe, or anywhere else outside of Trujillo, the roads are sandy mud, and so the car is likely to need a bath. On the road leading into town, there are a couple of car washes, but I recommend the one that also changes oil. The oil change/wash place has a concrete ramp so that the underside of the vehicle can be thoroughly washed. We had lost a plastic skid plate on the road to Santa Fe, so I paid extra to a mechanic to fix that. Complete wash and vacuum, plus repair cost $15-. Besides the wash, I was able to watch taxis come and go in an effort to keep their equipment alive. Hertz never knew what tortures I put their car through during our two week adventure off-road in Honduras.
Written Jan 11, 2012
atufft Says: Guadalupe is even more remote from Trujillo and smaller than Santa Fe. The town has no government buildings nor church that I saw.
Beaches of Santa Fe and Guadalupe
atufft Says: To get to the beach, one often must walk through the property of a villager. But, once there, the beach is public and plank boats and nets are seen clustered here and there. Most fishing is done in the early morning.
atufft Says: There is a bypass for Santa Fe which brings the road for an elevated view across the pueblo. But, at the fork, take the road to the right for a muddy meandering path into the main part of town.
atufft Says: The first and larger Garífuna village is Santa Fe, which has a small but respectable church with locally made ornamentation inside.
atufft Says: Two Garífuna villages, Santa Fe and Guadalupe, bring the sandy trail to an end going west from Trujillo. Buses are available for this adventure, but to be on the wild side, take the two wheel drive rental car and cross your fingers you don't get stuck. These are mostly sandy...
RowdyTheologian Says: Don't miss visiting the grave of William Walker in the old cemetery (up the hill a few blocks from the town center.)Walker was a 19th century American who wanted to take over Honduras... his coup failed as he was shot by the British.
History Rich Eastern End of the Atlantic Highway
Being more remote from the Bay Islands and from either San Pedro Sula or Tecucigalpa, Trujillo is a rather neglected and peaceful corner of Honduras. Unlike Moskitia further to the east though,...
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