Pick up for hotsprings

Day 17 Copan 2 Jaguar Moon Hotsprings

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December 20th 2008
We had a slight problem withdrawing lempiras from the atms, we eventually figured it out, the atms would only let you 2000 lempiras at a time. We had changed a small amount at the border with the money changers but used that up getting lunch & supplies. The currency is named after an native chief who fought the Spanish Conquistadors. At 4pm we hired to pick up trucks & headed off into the bac ... 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