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Apart from diving, there is not a lot to do on Utila, except for hanging around with fellow travellers. The only town of Utila has houses along a main road, nice little colonial houses and a few nice restaurants.Maybe things have changed, but if not: Carry a flash-light along when You go out in the dark. Utila gets electicity from a plant of the mainland and is the first to be cut off supply when there is a shortage (which was every night when I was there).
is the place to go to get a cheap PADI diving certification. They have a beautiful reef within a few minutes boat-ride. The only real town has lots of competing dive-shops whose offers differ only slightly.Some people have seen whale-sharks (I have not).
Quite different from the ruins of Tikal in Guatemala, the ruins of Copan feature chisseled statures, a ball game court an the famous stairs which have a history carved in the steps. It can also easily be reached as a side- trip from Guatemala via the border at El Florido. From there it is an adventurous trip by pickup to the pretty little town near the ruins.The ruins are within walking distance.
iFrom the town of Copan Ruinas, Iwalked the one km to the site. I was the first person there, and for half an hour the only person, which made it a more relaxing and special visit. The site has some amazing carvings in stone, and one particular highlight was the hieroglyphic stairway. Protected from the elements by a giant tarp, every block of stone in every step contains writing, making it the longest known text left by the Mayas. Unfortunately, only the bottom fifteen steps are in their original positions, so it is doubtful whether it will ever all be fully translated. There were some Chac mools at this site, which is something i hadn't seen for quite a while, (that's the rain god with the goggle eyes and trunk nose). Copan was supposed to have been quite an isolated outpost in the Mayan world, and may even have been abandoned before the great upheaval which left the other great cities...
Founded in 1925 as a United Fruit Company biological research station, the Lancetilla Botanical Garden, just 5km south of Tela, “boasts one of the most preeminent collections of fruit trees, flowering trees, hardwoods, palm trees, bamboo, and other assorted medicinal and poisonous plants in Latin America.” If you really, really like trees, this is the place to be. If, on the other hand, you equate “botanical garden” with lots of flowers, you might come away rather disappointed.
The Fortaleza de Santa Bárbara is one of the many forts along the Caribbean Coast of Central America that was built by the Spanish to protect their settlers from the competition of British settlers and pirates. Like most of those forts, it wasn't too effective. Now it is open to the public, and it's certainly worth spending an hour or so there to enjoy the views and to play around with the old rusted muskets and canonballs that have been left lying around in the armory.
The old Spanish fortress at Omoa is an impressive, fascinating testament to mid-18th century military construction (and to the battle for control of the Caribbean Sea fought between English and Spanish sailors of that era). Definitely worth a visit if you find yourself in the area.
Omoa, less than two hours from San Pedro Sula, is an attractive, very relaxing destination with a good selection of lodging options, everything from super-cheap backpacker dorms to the charming and still very affordable Hotel Bahía de Omoa, and a number of places to get good, cheap fish. The restaurant at the beachfront Hotel Flamingos is expensive by Honduran standards, but the food is truly excellent.
The number one beach destination in Honduras.One advice is to rent a car or a motorcycle for a day and explore the island outside of the tourist areas. People are generally friendly and traffic is light.
If you can understand a little spanish, this is a great place to see. In El Progresso, a few minutes drive from San Pedro Sula, there is a theater group that has been set up for local talented youth. Since acting is genereally not looked upon as a high class, it is trying to promote drama and arts to the youth. Art afterall does move beofre history does.
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