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La Ruta Lenca

by calcaf38

La Ruta Lenca is a whole region in Western Honduras, where you can find tiny colonial villages scattered among breathtaking landscapes. It is becoming - at least in cyberspace - a very "in" place to discover. While I was there, however, I met zero tourist, zero gringo. I trust it will be a while before the Ruta Lenca is as well-trodden as other rutas such as the Ruta Maya and the Ruta Puuc. The Lenca Indians, incidentally, are the largest indigenous people of Honduras.If you are not in a rush, you could spend weeks there, dilly-dallying from one village to the next, catching rides in pickup trucks, and drinking a lot of coffee.

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The Celaque National Park

by calcaf38

The Celaque National Park is a large natural reserve which contains Honduras' highest peak, Celaque Mountain at 2827m. Although it is a world famous hiking destination, it is completely unspoiled. The welcome center is reached via a terrible unpaved road. The park is a magnificent environment with some cloud forest in the highest parts. A five hour hike will give you a very fine impression of the place, but many visitors spend more than a day here.

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Gracias Lempira

by calcaf38

Gracias, in the Lempira province, is acquiring a reputation as an offbeat tourist destination. It is a wonderful base from which to visit smaller colonial villages, and the Celaque National Park. In spite of what you may read or find out on line, Gracias' tourism resources are still in the larval stage. All the storefronts which - twenty years from now - may be tour agencies and internet cafés, today are still animal feed outlets and hardware stores. This makes a visit to Gracias not the most practical experience, but an unspoiled one to be treasured.

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Garifuna villages and nature reserves near Tela

by calcaf38

The North coast is dotted with Garifuna villages, inhabited by an ethnic group of mixed ancestry, descendants of Caribs and Afro-Caribbeans. The Garifuna villages do not look or feel much like the rest of Honduras. The North coast is also where you will find several major nature reserves. You can easily combine a visit to a natural site with a lunch and a swim in a Garifuna village.

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Tela

by calcaf38

Tela is a sleepy, almost seedy beach town which was once a hub for the United Fruit Company. It is a great place to soak up some Caribbean atmosphere and gorge yourself on fine seafood - while reflecting on the loaded history from the banana days. Most of the tourists there are Hondurans, although there are grand plans to make Tela a cruise-ship destination. It might be a good idea to visit Tela before such plans come to fruition.

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Copán Ruinas - The town

by calcaf38

The town of Copán Ruinas is the only spot I visited which felt like a tourist destination, where you can buy a postcard or a trinket and organize excursions while sipping on a cappuccino. It is also the only place where I encountered beggars, but it is still a very small town which you can criss-cross completely on foot. The town isn't overcome with hordes nor excessively spoiled, and it is worth a few hours of your time. Copán Ruinas is almost shared between Honduras and Guatemala: I believe that more tourists arrive there from Guatemala, which is only 12 km away, than from San Pedro Sula (the closest large city). Besides the ruins, you can go on a coffee tour, horseback riding, to a bird reserve, or to a butterfly reserve.

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Copán Ruinas - The ruins

by calcaf38

The Maya ruins of Copán are one of the major archeological sites in the world. Half of the ruins have been excavated. The rest remains covered in otherworldly hillocks which you can explore via a nature trail. Next to the ruins, you will find an exceptionally intelligent museum in which priceless stelae are sheltered from the elements around a modern recreation of a temple in its garishly colored original state.

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Snorkel, nap, snorkel, nap repeat as necessary

by Sheilakee

We had planned on visting the main island and shopping and hanging out in the bars, but once we hit Little Cay, the relaxation set in and dynamite couldn't have gotten us off that island. The snorkeling was so beautiful and relaxing and easy - you just walked off the porch into the water or off the dock and you were surrounded by magnificent coral and hundreds of colorful fish. If you need to be entertained, this is not for you. If you want to unplug completely, make your reservations now. Pack as little as possible.

Tela

by iwys

Tela is a laid-back, slightly scruffy seaside town. It's got a hot, humid climate and a long, palm-fringed beach, which if it were cleaned up could be quite an attraction. Most people just pass through here on their way to the Bay Islands.

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West End, Roatán

by iwys

West End is the town on Roatán where most backpackers and divers base themselves. It has lots of hotels, hostels, restaurants, bars and dive shops as well as a small beach on Half Moon Bay.One warning: West End has a big problem with sand flies so wear plenty of bug spray at all times.

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