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The Road to the Park  
   

The Road to the Park

Hills in the distance are in the park.
How to Wreck your Knees in Five Hours

May 8th 2010
Parque National Celaque is a bone jarring 20 minute ride from Gracias. I met my guide, Don Luis, there at the bottom of the path that went to the entrance of the park. Don Luis is a spry 52 year old man who wore hiking boots, a cowboy hat, and a ten foot long knife on his side. He speaks no English but guides visitors. I begged him to speak Spanish more slowly, but my pleas were not effective. ... read more
Central America Caribbean » Honduras » Western » Celaque NP

Honduran Flag 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
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