Danielle and Parrot sharing a meal

Copan, the Ruins, & The Mayans

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June 6th 2008
Arrived in Copan and began asking cabs about the cost to get to La Casa de Café hotel. You have to set a price with the cab drivers before you get into their taxi, or they might try to cheat you and charge you a brazo(arm) and a pierna (leg) when you get to the location. A Honduran woman speaking Spanish, offered us a ride, but because of our past travels we have learned to trust no one. Unfor ... read more

Central America Caribbean » Honduras » Western » Copán Ruinas

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Once part of Spain's vast empire in the New World, Honduras became an independent nation in 1821. After two and a half decades of mostly military rule, a freely elected civilian government came to power in 1982. During the 1980s, Honduras proved a ha... ... read more