Some locals boating to the lake

We were told it was horrible

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February 6th 2009
Ticabus did the job. We were whisked north across the border into Honduras and onwards to our next stop. The general advice on Honduras that we had received was to avoid it. Consequently images of a sun baked, treeless, rubbish filled, unfriendly and charmless place had been created in our minds. Instead we discovered a damp, verdant, cared for, hospitable and endearing land. We had jumped off ... read more

Central America Caribbean » Honduras » Western » Lake Yojoa

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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