Blogs from Western, Honduras, Central America Caribbean - page 14

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

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

Whoo-hoo!!!!! I made it safe and sound to Honduras on Sunday! Everything went super-bien with the trip, my luggage came through without a problem and I arrived at Copan around 6:30 Sunday evening. When I touched down at San Pedro it was 82 degrees F outside! =) =) =) LOVE IT! It was great to see the mountains, chat in Spanish with the taxi driver, and have a fabulous nap on the 3 hour bus ride to Copan. Sunday evening I attended my host family's church. There are a lot less people attending now than back in February when I was here last. The political/economical situation I feel has affected every part of life for everyone. Monday morning I walked with my host brother, Daniel, to Mayatan and was able to see my former students and ... read more

These are photos of the Copan Ruins. ... read more

La Esperanza is a small town in Honduras whose name means 'hope'. We arrived on the morning of Sunday, Oct. 11 with the hope of - cold! After sweating it through the lowlands of Guatemala and Honduras, I wanted to feel cold again and to have some reason for the two sweaters in my backpack. At 1721 m, La Esperanza is the highest and coldest town in the country. La Esperanza is actually composed of two towns, La Esperanza proper and Intibuca, an indigenous community of the Lenca people. Although our guidebooks suggested La Esperanza as a good place to view or experience Lencan culture, not too much cultural happened during our couple of overnights. Perhaps we would have seen more if stayed for the potato festival and the crowning of the 'potato queen'. What we ... read more