Blogs from Copán Ruinas, Western, Honduras, Central America Caribbean - page 26

Alas a proper diary of my adventures in Copan Ruinas need be told. Getting off the cramped bus from the Tamarinda Hostel in San Pedro Sula, we were buttonholed by a gang of porter. Of course the all had the best deals in town. One such man was followed us all the way up the street for 2 blocks then waited outside the coffee house as we got our bearings and decide which way was North. We were in search of the elusive Blue Iguana; had been told about such a creature by an Aussie named Shane. So loaded with caffeine we crossed the Pargue Central. On the map and in the hot sun, the Blue Iguana was miles away on uneven cobble stones in flip flops and heavy packs with sweat in our eyes. In ... read more

I missed my bus north from the border at Nuevo Ocotepeque as I didn't realise Honduras was an hour ahead of El Salvador so I went off to do Internet! The bus lady had been really grumpy initially but she started to ask me lots of questions (the usual - how many siblings, are you married, why not? don't you want to be?), the usual answers (well, it's different in London, why? I'm not sure.. it just is) and I ended up chatting to her and her daughter until the last bus came at 8pm, which she let me on without having to pay again. So she turned out to be really lovely. This meant I didn't arrive at my stopover town, Santa Rosa de Copan, until well after dark. I asked an elderly couple who ... read more

hola amigos. i am now in honduras. just when i was getting used to the quetzales in guatemala....i now have to adjust to the lempiras in honduras. the exchange for quetzales is approx. 7.7 to the dollar and lempiras is approx. 18 to the dollar. yesterday i took a bus from san pedro back to antigua because antigua is the hub for getting to honduras. my bus left antigua at 4 this morning and arrived in copan, honduras at 10:30. it was cool to cross the border....the imaginary line that separates two countries. i have to wait here for a bus that will take me to la ceiba which is the town where you catch a boat to the bay islands. my bus leaves here at 2PM so i will probably arrive in la ceiba at ... read more

Copan was my intoduction to the world of the maya. And a good one! With a little bit of everything it is certainly a good place to start exploring maya ruins. Some ruins are covered in jungle, some are fully excavated and rebuild. There are steep steps, a pyramid, a place for the maya ball game with the stone ring, nice stone carvings and several stelae. Colorful parrots fly around the ruins. Though it is touristically quite developed, the nearby mountain village with the same name has kept its charming atmosphere. Most of the accomodation is build into the traditional houses. In the narrow cobblestone streets many artisans offer their work and in small restaurants I could taste the local food. In the evening the central plaza filled with people to the sounds of a marimba ... read more

Tog tidlig om morgenen fra Roatan med faergen sammen med Signe, til La Ceiba - der skiltes vores veje, hun tog mod Utila og jeg satte kursen mod Copan... I koen for at koebe en busbillet moedte jeg en norsk pige som jeg tidligere havde snakket med paa Roatan - Veronica. Vi skulle sammen vej saa besluttede at slaa os sammen...vi havde en enkel overnatning i Copan... ... read more