Boating with the Locals

La Mosquitia

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July 21st 2008
La Mosquitia - George's version As 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 inte ... read more

Central America Caribbean » Honduras » Eastern » Río Plátano Biosphere Reserve

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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