Introducing Honduras
Like its neighbors, Honduras is experiencing tremendous changes: an expanding tourist economy (cruise ships in Roatán?!), a maturing political scene, and the whole globalization thing, including maquilas, free trade agreements – heck, even implementing Daylight Savings Time for the second time. Honduras remains deeply entrenched in a two-front war against gangs and HIV/AIDS. Illegal logging is emerging as another major concern (do you know where that new mahogany chest came from?) and a key issue among Honduras’ growing environmental community.
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Even so, most Hondurans you’ll meet are very laid back and, while not disinterested, certainly disinclined to make much to-do over politics and world affairs. And aside from the people-pull, nature has its own drawcards here in Honduras. Parque Nacional Jeannette Kawas offers up white-sand beaches, great snorkelling and howler monkeys galore and Lago de Yojoa in Honduras' lake region has world-class bird-watching, waterfalls and outstanding national parks. Backpackers love Utila for its cheap eats, great accommodation and terrific diving.
Honduras today is a place of change, too fast for those who’d like the country to remain ‘undiscovered’, too slow for those frustrated by persistent remnants of the ‘Banana Republic’ days, whether in undue foreign influence or lax enforcement of environmental laws. Hondurans themselves take it all in their stride, and travelers with an open mind and a bit of Spanish will find many fascinating conversations in store.
Last updated: Aug 23, 2010
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Our Top Picks For Honduras
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1 Parque Nacional Jeannette Kawas/Punta Sal
White sand beaches, great snorkeling and howler monkeys galore
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2 Utila
A backpacker Mecca with cheap eats and dorms, a raucous nightlife and terrific diving
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3 Roatán
Budget or luxury, Roatán’s got your perfect hotel, restaurant, and dive site
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4 Comayagua
Semana Santa’s colorful ‘street carpets’ are one of many traditions in this gracious colonial city.
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5 Gracias
A cool colonial town at the foot of the country’s tallest peak
Fast Facts about Honduras
- Size of Honduras
112, 090 sq km
- Number of tourists visiting Honduras each year
1 million
- People living with HIV/AIDS
28, 000
- Minimum wage
US$3.15 per day
- Unemployment
28%
- Length of coastline
820km
- Population
7.3 million
- Remittances in 2004
US$1 billion
- Life expectancy
women 71 years, men 68 years
- Metric tons of bananas and plantains produced annually
1.7 million
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