Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Index
A beaches business hours 304
accommodations 301-3 Guanaja 275 butterflies 146, 246, 284-5, 10
activities 76-7, 303-4, see also La Ceiba 214
individual activities Palmetto Bay 260-1 C
adventure travel 58 Puerto Cortés 193 Callejas Romero, Rafael Leonardo
caving 115, 119, 180 Tela 200 38-40
hiking 58-9, 303 Tornabé 206 Camp Bay 262-3
La Picucha 118-19 Utila Town 265 camping 61, 302
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mountain biking 59, 214-15, 303 West Bay 237, 254 Cannon Island 293
rafting 59-60, 120, 192, 214, beer 63 canoeing 214, 277, see also
303-4, 12 Belén 285-6 kayaking
aguardiente 63 Belén Gualcho 168 canopy tours 58, 214, 303
Ahuas 294-5 bicycle travel, see cycling car travel
AIDS 45, 127, 193 birds 51, 52, 10 driver’s license 318
air travel bird-watching 91, 120, 122, 146, insurance 318-19
to/from Honduras 313-15 304 rental 318
within Honduras 317 Jardín Botánico Lancetilla 204 road rules 319
Amapala 104-6 Kaukira 300 to/from Honduras 315
animals 52, 120, 11, see also Lago de Yojoa 175 within Honduras 318-19
individual animals Parque Eco-Arqueológico de los Carambola Botanical Gardens 257
books 53 Naranjos 176 Carías Andino, General Tiburcio 35-6
animal bites 325-6 Parque Nacional Jeannette Kawas Carnaval del Aniversario de La Ceiba
archaeological sites (Punta Sal) 205 216
Copán archaeological site 146-54, Refugio de Vida Silvestre Laguna Catacamas 114-17
147, 6 de Guaimoreto 234 Catedral de la Inmaculada Concepción
Los Sapos 145-6 boat travel 187
Parque Eco-Arqueológico de los to/from Honduras 316-17 Catholicism 42, 47
Naranjos 175-6 within Honduras 317 caving 115, 119, 180
Sitio Archeológico El Puente 138 Bonacca, see Guanaja Town Cayos Cochinos 192, 227-8
Arellano, Colonel López 36 books Cedeño 103
artesanía 48, 15 animals 53 Cedros 109-10
shopping 86-7, 91, 94-5, 165, biographies 34 ceiba trees 53-6, 210
310 diving 60 cell phones 42, 311
arts 48-50 food 62, 64 Central America & Dominican Republic
ATMs 309 health 321 Free Trade Agreement 30, 39-40,
history 32, 36 42-3, 104
B literature 40 Chachauate 23, 9
Baja Mar 195-6 Theroux, Paul 235 child abuse 86
banana industry 36, 42, 210, 235 travel literature 22-4, 57, 60 children, travel with 77-8, 304
internet resources 34 border crossings 316 Casa K’inich 140
bargaining 23, 310 El Salvador 102, 157, 174 food 64-5
baseball 44 Guatemala 158 Gumbalimba Park 255
Basílica de Suyapa 75 Nicaragua 102, 298 handy phrases 333
bathrooms 312 Brick Bay 260 health 326
Bay Islands 236-7, 238 British influence 33 itineraries 29
history 33 Brus Laguna 292-4 Museo Para La Infancia El Pequeño
fishing 61 Sula 129
000 Map pages bus travel 22 cholera 322
000 Photograph pages to/from Honduras 315 Choluteca 100-2
within Honduras 317-18, 319 Chortí, see Maya-Chortí
churches & cathedrals crime 30, 121, 128-9, 193, 200, 305-6 drinks 62-3
Basílica de Suyapa 75 gangs 39, 40 glossary 67
Catedral de la Inmaculada Tegucigalpa 74 driver’s license 318
Concepción 187 crocodiles 290 DVDs 302
Iglesia de San Francisco 76 Cuevas de Susmay 107
Iglesia de Suyapa 75-6 Cuevas de Talgua 115 E
Iglesia Los Dolores 76, 8 skulls of Talgua 117 East Harbour, see Utila Town
itineraries 28 culture 30, 39, 41-50, 14 economy 30, 41, 42-3, 47, 104
Las Mercedes church 160, 8 British influence 33 Central America & Dominican
San Manuel colonial church languages 46 Republic Free Trade Agreement
166-7 local lore 75, 155, 209, 258, 279 30, 39-40, 42-3, 104
San Pedro Sula cathedral 129 sustainable travel 311 ecotourism 58, 61
Tegucigalpa cathedral 76 customs regulations 305 El Corpus 102-3
cigar making 68, 98, 155 cycling 317, see also mountain biking El Paraíso 99
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Noche de Fumadores 156 El Paraíso department 95-9
climate 21, 304-5 D El Pino 225
clubbing 85-6 dance 49, 262 El Puente 138
cockfighting 44 dangers & annoyances 305-6 electricity 302
Cocobila 286-7 Bay Islands 240 embassies 306-7
coffee 63 La Moskitia 280 emergency services 70
Columbus, Christopher 31, 229, 239, Las Marías 290 environmental issues 56-7, see also
273, 278 north coast 193 conservation
Comayagua 124, 185-9, 186 Parque Nacional La Tigra 92 illegal logging 30
comedores 63 Parque Nacional Montaña de Erandique 170
conservation 61, 311 Celaque 163 ethnicity 44, 46
coral 254, 13 Parque Nacional Sierra de Agalta Garífuna 33, 43, 45-6, 207, 15,
consulates 306-7 118 16
Contras 37, 279 Puerto Lempira 298 ladinos 44
Copán archaeological site 146-54, San Pedro Sula 128-9 Lenca 43, 44, 161
147, 6 Tegucigalpa 74 Maya-Chortí 43, 44, 153
sights 151-4 Tela 200 Miskito 33, 43, 45, 283, 15
tours 154 Danlí 97-100 Pech 43, 44-5, 210
Copán Ruínas 36, 124, 138-45, day trips 130 Tawahka 44-5, 279, 296
139 deep vein thrombosis 321-2 Tolupanes 43, 45, 112
accommodations 141-2 deforestation 56-7
drinking 143-4 del Valle, José Cecilio 100 F
emergency 139 dengue fever 322-3 fax services 311
entertainment 143-4 diarrhea 325 festivals 23, 307-8
festivals 141 disabled travelers 306 Carnaval del Aniversario de La
food 142-3 diseases 322-5 Ceiba 216
medical services 140 dive shops Feria de Café 174
shopping 144 Roatán 247-8 Feria de Copán Ruínas 141
sights 140 Utila Town 266-7 Feria de la Virgin de Suyapa 78
tourist information 140 diving 60, 192, 237, 240-2, 303, 11, Feria de San Isidro 216
tours 141 13, see also snorkeling Feria de Santa Fe 233
travel to/from 144-5 books 60 Feria Juniana 130, 308
travel within 145 Cayos Cochinos 228 Festival de Mangos 96
coral 254, 13 costs 22 Festival del Amor y Amistad 216
costs 21-22 Guanaja 274 Festival Nacional de Maíz 98
courses 305 internet resources 59 Festival Navideño 216
Spanish language 78, 140, 155, itineraries 29 Garífuna Festival 192, 195, 308,
215, 231, 268 Omoa 197 16
yoga 140 Roatán 247 La Feria de los Llanos 156
Coxen Hole 258-9 Utila 267 La Feria de San Isidro 308
credit cards 309 West Bay 254-5 Noche de Fumadores 156
La Ceiba 210-22, 211, 213 mangroves 53, 57, 223, 7 Parque Nacional Cerro Azul
accommodations 216-17, 219 maps 309 Meámbar 179-80
activities 213-15 Marcala 173-5 Parque Nacional Cusuco 54
drinking 220-1 Maya 31, 148, see also Maya-Chortí Parque Nacional Jeannette Kawas
emergency services 210 Copán archaeological site 146-54, 6 (Punta Sal) 54, 192, 204-6
entertainment 220-1 Los Sapos 145-6 Parque Nacional La Muralla 121-2
festivals 215-16 Sitio Archeológico El Puente 138 Parque Nacional La Tigra 54, 68,
food 218-20 Maya-Chortí 43, 44, 153 91-4
medical services 212 measures, see weights & measures Parque Nacional Marino Cayos
rafting 59-60 medical services 71, 322 Cochinos 54
sights 212-13 Melgar Castro, General Juan Alberto 36 Parque Nacional Montaña de
tourist offices 212 Mexican Empire 33 Celaque 54, 163-4
tours 213, 215 Miami 23, 206-8 Parque Nacional Montaña de
travel to/from 221-2 Miskito 33, 43, 45, 277, 279, 283, Comayagua 189
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travel within 222 289-90, 15 Parque Nacional Montaña de Santa
La Ensenada 208-9 artesanía 48 Bárbara 180-1
La Entrada 137-8 Belén 285-6 Parque Nacional Montaña de
La Esperanza 170-2 language 333 Yoro 111
La Feria de los Llanos 156 Las Marías 23 Parque Nacional Montecristo-El
La Feria de San Isidro 308 Rais Ta 23 Trifinio 159
La Moskitia 277-300, 278 Mistruk 299-300 Parque Nacional Pico Bonito 54,
itineraries 27 money 21-2, 309-10, see also inside 224-6, 12
travel to/from 281-2 front cover Parque Nacional Pico Pijol 111
travel within 282 moneychangers 309 Parque Nacional Sierra de Agalta
La Paz 190-1 monkeys 52, 68, 104, 205 107, 117-19
La Picucha 107, 118-19 Monumento Natural El Boquerón 107, Monumento Natural El Boquerón
La Pintada 145-6 113-14 107, 113-14
La Ruta Lenca 154-75 Moravian Church 299 Refugio de Vida Silvestre Cuero y
La Unión 121 Morazán, General Fransisco 33 Salado 54, 192, 222-4, 7
ladinos 44, 280 motorcycle travel Refugio de Vida Silvestre Laguna
Lago de Yojoa 124, 175-9, 176 driver’s license 318 de Guaimoreto 54, 234-5
fishing 61 to/from Honduras 315 Refugio de Vida Silvestre Ojochal
Laguna de Caratasca 297-300 within Honduras 318-19 68, 104-6
languages 65-7, 327-34 mountain biking 59, 214-15, 303 Refugio de Vida Silvestre Punta
Spanish courses 78, 140, 155, 215, museums Izopo 54, 206
231, 268 Museo Colonial de Arte Religioso Reserva Biológica Misoco 109
Las Marías 23, 289-92 187 Reserva Biológico El Chile 109
laundry 302 Museo de Arqueología e Historia Reserva de la Biósfera del Río
legal matters 309 de San Pedro Sula 129 Plátano 54, 56, 277, 288-92,
Lempira 32 Museo Histórico de la República 75 289, 15
Lenca 43, 44, 161, 172 Museo Nacional de Historia y Reserva de la Biosfera Tawahka
Lempira 32 Antropología Villa Roy 74 Asangni 54
lesbian travelers 45, 134, 308 Museo para la Identidad Nacional 75 Reserva Marina Turtle Harbour 54
literature 24, 48-9, 50 Museo Regional de Arqueología 187 Sandy Bay & West End Marine Park
local transportation 319 Museum of Butterflies & Insects 212 54, 246
logging 30, see also deforestation Roatán Museum 257 nature reserves, see national parks
Los Sapos 145-6 music 49-50 & reserves
newspapers 46
M N Nueva Ocotepeque 158-9
macaws 51, 10 national parks & reserves 26, 54,
Maduro, Ricardo 40 222-4, 55 O
magazines 46 Carambola Botanical Gardens 257 Oak Ridge 261-2
mahogany 56 Jardín Botánico Lancetilla 54, 204 Ojojona 94-5
malaria 323 Parque Nacional Capiro-Calentura Olancho 112-23
manatees 52 234 Omoa 196-8
opening hours, see inside front cover postal services 310 San Marcos de Caiquín 166
orchids 53, 56, 91, 226, 246 protected areas, see national parks San Marcos de Colón 23, 103-4
& reserves San Pedro Sula 125-37, 126, 128
P Protestantism 47 accommodations 130-2
painting 49 Puerto Cortés 193-5 clubbing 134
Palacios 283-4 Puerto Lempira 297-9 day trips 130
Palmetto Bay 260-1 Pulhapanzak falls 177, 7 drinking 133-4
Parque Eco-Arqueológico de los Punta Gorda 262 emergency services 127
Naranjos 175-6 Punta Gorda Festival 262, 307-8 entertainment 134
Parque Nacional Capiro-Calentura 234 festivals 130
Parque Nacional Cerro Azul Meámbar R food 132-3
179-80 radio 47, 302 Internet access 127
Parque Nacional Cusuco 54 rafting 59-60, 120, 192, 214, 303-4,12 medical services 127
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drinking 85 TV 302 Pulhapanzak falls 177, 7
entertainment 85-6 typhoid 324 Yamaranguila 172
festivals 78 weather 21, 304-5
food 83-5 U weights & measures 302
safety 74 Unesco 56, 146-8, 207 West Bay 254-6
shopping 86-7 Utila 237, 263-73, 13 West End 244-54, 245
sights 74-6 Utila Cays 272-3 whale sharks 52, 237, 239, 265-6,
travel to/from 87 Utila Town 263-9 11
travel within 87-9 white-water rafting, see rafting
walking tour 77, 77 V women in Honduras 47
Tegucigalpa cathedral 76 vacations 308 women travelers 310, 312
Tela 198-204, 199 vaccinations 320-1 women’s health 326
telephone services 42, 311, see Valle de Ángeles 90-1 work 312
also inside front cover Valle de Azacualpa 172-3
Tenampua 190-1 Valle de Copán 137-54 Y
theft 305-6 vegetarian travelers 64 Yamaranguila 172
Theroux, Paul 235 food 67 Yarumela 189-90
time 311-2 video systems 302, 310 yellow fever 324
típico 62 visas 312, see also passports yoga 140
tipping 309-10 volunteering 312 Yoro 110-2
toilets 312 Yuscarán 23, 96
Tolupanes 43, 45, 112 W
Tornabé 206 Walker, William 34, 231 Z
tourist information 71, 312 Wampusirpi 295-6 Zelaya, Manuel 30