Katy and Gaetane at Copan Ruinas

When a new ruler took over in the Mayan era, monuments built by previous rulers were evidently not destroyed but just built over. The exact recreation in the background is of one elaborate structure found within a pyramid.

February 18

February 18th 2011
February 17, 2011 We crossed the border from Guatamala to Honduras on Valentine's day ("Dia D'amore") without too much trouble except for the usual snarl of "tramitadores" (men/boys offering assistance for a price). On the Honduran side, the border official insisted we remove the front license plate which we had attached before we left Nova Scotia -- it said "Brasil" and had been a gift from o ... read more

Central America Caribbean » Honduras » Central » Danlí

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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