Undeveloped Beaches, Mayan Ruins, Spanish Fortresses, and more food. More from Honduras
June 2nd 2008 After spending 3 weeks at the farm with Ely´s grandparents, we moved our way closer to the coast, staying with her aunt and uncle for a week in 17. The name of the town is 17 because it is 17 kilometers from the nearest bigger city, Tela. Not exactly the most creative of names, but it does the job. Sort of reminds me of something we read a while back. In Bali, they give their first born the name
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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 
