Blogs from Western, Honduras, Central America Caribbean - page 10

We caught a bus to Chiquimula (I think that´s how you spell it) and from there to the border. No hassles crossing the border. They have a special deal if you´re just going to Copan. There´s a little village called Copan Ruinas which, basically, services the ruins. We found a pleasant enough hotel and booked ourselves in before exploring the town. Found a good bar called Twisted Tanyas. Much recommended should you go there. They also do food. We had excellent tilapia on the second night though on the first night we just had beer. All this time there was thunder and lightening in the mountains. The rain came down as we were heading out to eat so we ducked into the nearest restaurant. Where there was another powercut (did I mention the first powercut?). We ... read more

Well we finally visited the ruins today. They were spectacular and very… old. There is a hieroglyphic staircase over 100’ high which contains the longest Mayan history ever found. There are also lots of carved stellae of former kings. Copan is a lovely chilled out town. Strangely enough it seems that most of the residents own Chelsea tractors. Walking around is lovely during the evening when the town comes alive. This week the town has been celebrating Semana Santa - holy week, leading up to Easter. There’s been street decorations, processions and children acting out the Easter story. We’ve successfully eaten plenty of street food, one of our favourites is puposas con pollo. They’re chicken stuffed soft tortillas with a side of shredded cabbage and beetroot. We’ve not done an awful lot, not just because it’s ... read more

Our numbers have come up on the Honduran mid week lottery!!! 2,000,000 Limpiras that's about 60K!!!!!!!!!! So happy that we got pressured in to buying a ticket now. First class all the way..... time for some fun bubbles! We'll update when we know what's happening next xxxx ... read more

We've both graduated from Spanish school! Our graduation consisted of us preparing a little speech to give to the rest of the school. Luckily that week there weren't too many students, we were still a little nervous though. Although we've had a fantastic time in San Pedro and certainly clocked up a few experiences (I've not even told you about the black spiders and the huge orange one on the last night) we're happy to be moving on and getting a little closer to the beach again. So, the journey. We were so prepared. We had money, food, water, tissues, no stomach issues of any merit.. we were ready for the 10.5 hr journey to Copan in Honduras. The first leg to Antigua was fine, a bit bumpy and slightly scary due to the silly fast ... read more

5 Tage Copan Ruinas Wir wohnten im ViaVia Cafe, das nicht nur Bar und Restaurant ist, sondern auch 5 huebsche Zimmer zu vermieten hat. Dass unser Zimmer sehr nahe der Bar lag hatte vor wie Nachteile: wir konntn direkt von der Bar ins Bett stolpern, aber an schlafen war nicht wirklich zu denken, weil wir das Gefuehl hatten das unsere Betten direkt neben den Boxen standen.... Ausschlafen liess es sich dafuer ziemlich gut. Auch das Essen im ViaVia ist sehr gut - wir nahmen die meisten Malzeiten dort ein. Wir verbrachten gemuetliche Tage, waren aber nicht total untaetig: Wir besuchten den Macaw Mountain (Vogelpark), der Maya Ruinen und das Casa Mariposa (Schmetterlingshaus). Alles sehr huebsch. Highlights waren die Aras die einem in der grossen Voliere um die Koepfe flogen, die schwierig zu fotografierenden Schmetterlinge, die auf ... read more

We took Hedman Alas bus from Antigua to Copan Ruinas in Honduras after a one night stay in Antigua. So long Antigua, we will not see you again after passing this way three times! The seats on Hedman Alas were pure luxury! When we got to Honduras, the immigration officer was a joker imitating a lion for “Leona” and me as poquino for “jr.” Everyone is a comedian! Arrived in Copan Ruinas which is a funky little town of 6000 people two miles from the Mayan Ruins. Took a tuk-tuk to our hotel. We were staying on the edge of “town” four blocks from the center of town. The hills around town are full of birds and Casa Del Café B&B is great place to stay. Great people in a quiet area. We went to the ... read more

¡¡¡¡¡FELIZ NAVIDAD!!!!!! MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It doesn't feel a bit like December with the gorgeous sunshine and heat, but it's been a fabulous Christmas celebration!!!!! It's also hard to beleive that I've already been here for TWO WEEKS! Crazy! And only "3 days and a wake-up" left (as my dad says ... although I hadn't been keeping track until I talked to him on Thursday and he gave me the count-down). Here are the last few days in review ... Tuesday, December 22 I left La Joya on the 7am bus. It was so sad to leave! I wanted to stay for a week at least. Note to self: If I ever want to get away from it all La Joya is where I need to go! The bus was pretty full, but thankfully I got to ... read more

A pleasant mile walk to the ruins on a lovely paved sidewalk. Guides were perched outside their hut. One approached us, talking about the tours available. We asked “Do you know Juan Carlos?” “No, I don’t.” We paused, not sure what to do. “Oh, well, yes actually, he’s my cousin.” In these towns everybody is everybody’s cousin. We said, “He was recommended. Is he here?” He answered, “No, he isn’t here now.” Which was technically true, if he meant that Juan wasn’t actually standing here in front of us. Actually, Juan was there inside the hut twenty feet away. Eventually, we got Juan and glad we did. He was born in Copan and had been a guide for twenty years. His photo was in my souvenir guidebook. Copan Ruins The ruins were more cool than ... read more