West Bay Beach

West Bay

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March 29th 2007
After clinic (the strike lasted only one day), we left West End to visit nearby West Bay, a nice beach two or three miles from West End. We took a water taxi for the short trip and found, as promised, a beautiful sandy beach, although lined with resorts and (relatively) crowded with tourists. Apparently as recently as ten years ago, West Bay was essentially undeveloped. Today (as you see) there ... read more

Central America Caribbean » Honduras » Bay Islands » Roatán

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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