Down the canal...

Lago de Yojoa

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December 17th 2009
On the 15th, Ashley and I started our trip through Honduras and Guatemala. Stayed one night in Tegucigalpa (capital of Honduras) and visited two churches the next morning - really nice plaza and walking areas in the center. Then we took a bus to Lago de Yojoa. Rented a row boat for equivalent of about $3 and managed to row ourselves down the canal to the lake. We each tried rowing on our own b ... read more

Central America Caribbean » Honduras » Western » Lake Yojoa

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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