Blogs from Copán Ruinas, Western, Honduras, Central America Caribbean - page 29

Soewhere deep in north Honduras....one minute in Guate ..next in Honduras..and you´ll have to excuse the typing cos this is one sicko keyboard..u can see already that the space bar don´t always work.. So, down from the hills and the rareified atmosphere of Antigua..still a quandry as to whether its enjoyable being somewhere just like home or not..certainly a surreal bit of Guate..so, down, down to the coast, hotter and sweatier..then the rain..pissing down, then off to the left, lightning, great bolt hits the ground in the next field, blast of thunder, flashes of light...hole up in a servo until it passes..then down again, out of the coffee and avocado lands, down into sugar cane, bananas..and this where so much fantastic coffee comes from but can anyone make a decent cup of coffee?...like trying to get ... read more

OK..big shouts to Gun and the guy I´ve never met, Vladimir, for tha travel tips..unfortunately they arrived a bit late, since we were already heading from the soggy volcanic island in Nicaragua for the heights of Honduras and its Mayan ruins. Anyway, thanks all the same..maybe next time?! After almost 2 days spent crammed into hot sweaty buses ( or freezing cold ones - they love their ac down here! ) it´s good to be in Copan. Full of quaint little shops and cafes, coffe plantations and ancient ruins, it´s a nice change after spending some time in the dodgy, chaotic capitals Managua and Tegucigalpa!..not to mention almost getting washed off the volcanic island Ometepe! We just burnt all our pics and emptied the camera, at long last, so hopefully after tommorrow´s adventures we´ll be able ... read more

Hey Everyone. Sooo, I have ten more days in Honduras. I can´t believe how fast it has gone by. I just have a few minutes for a quick update. Things are good. Spanish classes at Guacamaya have been good.. Met some girls who might be going to Tela (the beach!) on Sunday. They have asked me if i want to accompany them... And I cant decide. Because I have already paid for staying at my house until Wednesday. But the beach would be fabulous. So, we will see. I will update everyone if I do make that decision. Gone out a few times since my friends have left. Made some new friends... Some locals and travelers. Having a good time! ... read more

Before I begin rambling about my life here in Copan, I want to mention my family. While in Copan, I have gotten an email that said my grandmother died, one that said my other grandmother had a stroke, and now one that says my cousin´s aggressive cancer has returned. This has all been pretty difficult to deal with through email. For those of you who do so, it would be appreciated if you said a little prayer for my family. Thanks. Friday was our last official day of work at CRIA (the lab) and the Ruins! YAY! I am SOOOO ready for a break! Most of my compañeros left for San Pedro either yesterday or this morning. And soon they will be on their way back to the US. I have three more weeks. I start ... read more

After updating my travelblog last Sunday, I went with mis compañeros, Bob and Rosa, to the hotel outside of Copan Ruinas--La Posada Real--and bought a coke and used their swimming pool! Lotsa bugs. But it was a very nice looking hotel. And we got to swim! It was awesome. We took a moto-taxi to the hotel... 20 Lempiera each. After about 3 or 4 hours of swimming and lounging we left. We started walking back, hoping we would see a moto-taxi--but a little doubtful since it was quite a bit outside of town. Or, kinda. I mean, its not that far. But anyway, while we were walking back a nice old man in a pickup wearing a cowboy hat pulled over and let us jump in the back. So we got a ride in the back ... read more