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The Original Banana Republic - Honduras Travel Information

The multiculturalism, biodiversity, lengthy beaches and natural wonders of Central America make it difficult to decide on a particular travel destination within the region. Among the seven tropical countries, Honduras offers both urban and wildly rural adventures as well as a massive stretch of Caribbean coastline on its northern border. Hike through cloud forests, bird watch on a massive lake, and dive in the coral-filled waters off of the Bay Islands.

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Roatan, Honduras - A Travel Destination Guide

Situated off the coast of Honduras, Roatan is one of the three Bay Islands, and is the undiscovered secret of vacationers from the colder North and South American locations that are looking for a tropical vacation destination with a variety of water activities, un-crowded white, soft powdered beaches, and inexpensive hotels and restaurants.

Roatan is a long narrow island of almost 40 miles in length. It is a beautiful island with mountains and lush green tropical foliage.

Roatan's weather is ideal and rarely affects having a good time and has a mild rainy season that occurs from November to the end of January. The northwest side of the island is protected most of the year from the southeast Even then, the West End and northern side may be calm and enjoy excellent diving and beach activities. If wind conditions or weather becomes and issue, the dive operators and resorts will simply move their boats to the "lee side" of the island and calmer waters

The popular tourist spots on Roatan are West End, West Bay, Sandy Beach, and Oak Ridge/Punta Gorda.

Roatan's two largest cities are Coxen Hole and French Harbor and offer very little for the tourist, both of which are the main concentration of inhabitants living under poverty level conditions. Coxen Hole is the capital and is location of the international airport and the docking terminal for cruise ships. Beyond that, the reason tourists come to Coxen Hole is for the banks and rental cars. French Harbor is home to the largest fishing fleet in the Western Caribbean. The reason most tourists come to French Harbor is for their two popular waterfront restaurants, Gio's and Casa Romero's

The main attractions in Roatan are scuba diving, snorkeling, beautiful beaches, a laid back, relaxing way of life. The island is on the world's second largest barrier reef with a variety of world class dive sites, easily accessible by a short boat ride or as close as 100 feet from the beach.

Oakridge/Punta Gorda
Oakridge is located about one mile past the paved road on the Eastern end of the Island. It is a small picturesque community with a strong afro-Antillean culture. It is only in recent years that access by car to this area has been opened and hasn't changed much with the passing of time. Tourist services here are scarce. The fishing is excellent, and on Roatan Ranch they offer English speaking horseback riding tours of the area.

Nearby Punta Gorda on the opposite side of the Island was the first Garifuna Settlement in Central America. The Garifuna or Black Caribs were marooned in Roatan by the British in 1796, and every year on April 12th they commemorate their arrival with a carnival. This is also the home of YUBU where you will meet Garifuna people and see their exotic dances and purchase souvenirs made by them.

Sandy Bay
Sandy Bay is considered the cultural center of Roatan and is the location of the Institute of Marine Sciences, the Roatan Museum, the Carambola Gardens, and the Marine Reserve. It is also the location of Anthony's Key resort one of the first and largest dive resorts on the Island.

West End
Commonly referred to as "Gringo Central", this little town with a "Jimmy Buffet - Margarita Ville" atmosphere is located on Half Moon Bay. Here you can access all there is with a walk along its un paved sandy main street that rims the bay and is lined with palm trees and rustic, weather beaten wood restaurants, bars, hotels, and t-shirt shops. The prices for food, drinks and hotels are extremely inexpensive. There is a very informal, relaxed -- let it all hang out attitude that can be enjoyed without ever getting out of your sandals, shorts, and t-shirts.

West Bay
West Bay has one of the finest beaches in the world. It's white, soft, powdery beach is un-crowded, although with development of new hotels and condominiums, this is rapidly changing. This is an excellent location for families and for snorkeling right off the beach. The hotels and restaurants along West Bay are more upscale and expensive than West End.

West Bay is also the home of Gumbalimba Park, a privately owned and managed ecotourism park with lush tropical flowers and forests, exotic birds, monkeys, a hanging bridge, and zip line canopy rides.

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Frank Dalotto is a freelance writer and travel consultant. His specialty is writing articles about New Jersey travel, including attractions, events, and restaurant reviews. He is the owner and editor of New Jersey Leisure Guide and a travel consultant for Leisure Travel Mart.

Top Honduras Historical Places

Visitors to Honduras will find many historical sites around the country and archaeology can be studied at the Copan Ruins archaeological site. This is the most studied Mayan city in the world and dates back nearly 2,000 years. The society that lived there were very stratified, deeply symbolic and traditional in how they lived. The site consists of the Stelae of the GreatPlaza c.613, the ball court, the hieroglyphic stairway, and the Acropolis with superb carved reliefs of the sixteen Kings of Copan.

The Acropolis is divided in two big plazas, west and east courts. In the west court is TempleII which was meant to be a portal to the supernatural world, and in the east court is pyramid 16, known today as the Temple of the Sun, a temple of the god of war, death and sacrifice.

There are several areas of interest in these ruins such as the ball court, a place where gladiator style ball games were played. Unique are the markers on the side walls, macaw heads. It is the second biggest in Central America. The hieroglyphic stairway is a unique temple which holds the longest known Mayan text. The intricate carvings on the 63 steps represent five successors to the dynasty. The Plaza of the Stelae is another area of the site that will fascinate tourists. This area is famous for the stelae and altars erected during the years 711 and 736. Then there are the tunnels, with excavations having revealed over 4km of tunnels under the site. The ones that are open are the Rosa Lila Tunnel, built 571, and the 700m long Los Jaguars Tunnel.

The Copan Museum of Sculpture is a massive complex that has been open since 1999 and houses several key stelae and altars found at the site, including the impressive main altar carved with all the sixteen Kings of Copan. The museum has a dramatic entrance through a tunnel which you enter through the mouth of a serpent. The tunnel opens into an open courtyard with a full sized replica of the Rosa Lila Temple. The sculptures are in a beautiful open air setting. Two floors of wide corridors open to the middle for a better view of the Rosa Lila. On the walls a visitor can see examples of Copan stonework with organised displays explaining the icons, imagery and hieroglyphics found there.

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If you are interested in any additional information on Honduras or would like to get some more in-depth information on their Culture, History, Traditions or Expat living then please visit my web site on Honduras at http://hondurangringo.com

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