The El Salvador/Honduras border crossing.

December 3rd 2007
A fairly straight forward ride today with a reasonable 95km clocked. The biggest surprise was the difference in terrain. I was expecting hot and humid, but instead I got hot and dry. Eventhough this area of Honduras is close to the ocean, it was very arid. As a result, the vegetation was completely different to what I saw along the coast of Guatemala and El Salvador. I wasn't sure what to expec ... read more

Central America Caribbean » Honduras » Southern » Nacaome

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

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Barry Kaiser

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In my late twenties, I decided that I wanted to see the world, but I didn't want to make it too easy, so I decided to do it on a bike. I had taken up cycling seriously a few years prior. In 1989-90, I cycled around the world, where I visited five continents, 22 countries and logged 22,000 km. I thought that would take the travel bug out of me -- not a chance. I have been cycling in different parts of the world ever since. The one thing that has been consistent with my trips has been the developing world. The colour, hospitality, food, and culture (in no partic... full info

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