Blogs from Southern, Honduras, Central America Caribbean

So..... I was stying at El Abergue Hostel in Leon, when I saw they had an offer to go to Guatemala City by bus for $30 I was all over that as I was headed north to see a friend in Torreon Mexico, I asked for info about the bus and was given all I could handle by the gorgeous receptionist Dalia....I proceeded to pay the $30 and she wrote me up a ticket for the bus.. Now I was under the impression that it was a nice bus like that of Tica or Nica Bus, even on the ticket it showed a luxory liner lol, but as I was about to find out everything is not always what it seems lol....The taxi picked me up around 10am I said goodbyes to the staff as they ... read more

I am posting this blog as a public post, as it involved travel and something awesome to do in a southern part of Honduras! For those of you following my private blog, I have posted a few entries in the last couple weeks so if you are still having problems let me know. I haven't been getting any comments on the 2 most recent so I am slightly concerned. Anyways, this past weekend I went on an awesome trip that Sarah T. heard about and then passed along to a bunch of the other teachers. The organization that we went with is called "Proyecto de Protección de la Tortuga Golfina" (Project for the Protection of Olive Ridley Turtles). Olive Ridley turtles are the smallest species of sea turtles. They are listed as an endangered species but ... read more

Spent the last three days in this Garifuna village, apparently the second largest Garifuna village in the world. This is a side of Latin America I’ve never seen before. The Garifuna settled the north coast of Central America, coming from the Caribbean Islands over 200 years ago. Their original landfall was on one of the Bay Islands just of the coast from here, and from there they have spread out along the coast from Belize at least as far as Nicaragua, and perhaps further, I don’t know. There is not much to do here. It is stiflingly hot. If you just sot perfectly still, it’s fine, but the moment you stand up and start to walk sweat starts pouring from you. The village is a collection of randomly placed concrete houses stretching along two or three ... read more