http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Honduras/La-Mosquitia/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Central America Caribbean , Honduras , La Mosquitia en-us Sun, 12 Oct 2008 15:32:31 BST Sun, 12 Oct 2008 15:32:31 BST The long weekend was spent in the town of Catacamas in the deparment of Ochlando near La Mosquitia. Our first day we took a tour of the town watched students practice the marching band for Mondays parade and climbed the 800 steps to the cross overlooking Catacamas. Our coordinator had written a letter to the mayor asking to have the steps cleaned before our arrival and for security. Four poli http://www.travelblog.org//Central-America-Caribbean/Honduras/La-Mosquitia/blog-324311.html La Mosquitia Kates versionI think I must have been born with a slight deficiancy in the adventurous spirit department and sadly with age it only seems to be decreasing I was more than slightly anxious about our trip into the wilderness of La Mosquitia but not wanting to appear 'wet' I decided to Man Up Big White folk will know all about that. The first day involved a 7am boat ride from the http://www.travelblog.org//Central-America-Caribbean/Honduras/La-Mosquitia/blog-311472.html La Mosquitia George's versionAs I expect the three versions will testify we're not really sure why we left Roatan with its picture postcard sunsets fabulous diving and nigh on perfect weather. I'd say it was the need to be able to say We went off the Gringo Trail that took us to Central America's Little Amazon.The journey there was an epic one and in the interests of trying out some bullet http://www.travelblog.org//Central-America-Caribbean/Honduras/La-Mosquitia/blog-306381.html La Moskitia or The Mosquito Coast in Honduras is the most sparsely populated region of any of the countries Ill visit on this trip. Theres hardly anybody out here and the small number of indigenous Miskito Pech and Tawhaka people that do live out here commute between villages in dugout canoes usually fashioned from a single tree trunk along the many waterways out here there simply are http://www.travelblog.org//Central-America-Caribbean/Honduras/La-Mosquitia/blog-289727.html The locationPuerto Lempira Honduras Central AmericaSet on the southeastern edge of the biggest of the coastal lagoons Laguna de Caratasca. Puerto Lempira is the largest town in Moskitia. The name comes from the Miskito natives not the mosquitos although there are lots of those too. The hotelI spent one night at the orphanage but just couldn't do it long term. No toilet or shower doors made http://www.travelblog.org//Central-America-Caribbean/Honduras/La-Mosquitia/blog-217726.html I'll be on the Miskito Coast from midOctober to lateNovember. Hopefully the kids at Mama Tara's will be ok. SAN PEDRO SULA Honduras Planes shuttled hundreds of tourists from the island resorts of Honduras and Belize in a desperate airlift Monday as Hurricane Felix's pounding rain and punishing winds bore down on the Central American coast. The powerful Category 4 storm spurred Grupo Taca Ai http://www.travelblog.org//Central-America-Caribbean/Honduras/La-Mosquitia/blog-198742.html The Mosquito Coast...in picturesnbspCentral America Caribbean raquonbspHonduras raquonbspLa Mosquitia By Ali and BermApril 30th 2007Alison MacRaeMiller and Berm McCandlessSo we did survive our last week of the trip on the Mosquito Coast one of the most remote areas in Central America. We should first admit that we're back at home in the comfort of our apartment which seems like luxur http://www.travelblog.org//Central-America-Caribbean/Honduras/La-Mosquitia/blog-153661.html am i glad i did....extremelywhen am i going back...NEVERthe past 5 days have been quite an experience. im not even sure where to begin. whenever i thought things couldnt get any crazier...they did. so i suppose i will start with the journey home from la mosquitia.we cami katie tourguidereynaldo and i woke at 3am to begin our 13hour journey. the first 3 hours by boat a 4 person canoe http://www.travelblog.org//Central-America-Caribbean/Honduras/La-Mosquitia/blog-70270.html