La Ceiba Sights

Sights in La Ceiba

  1. Refugio de Vida Silvestre Cuero y Salado

    This wildlife refuge takes its name from two of three rivers: Cuero and Salado, which meet at the coast in a large estuary, creating waterways, mangrove forests and lagoons along the way, and San Juan. A reserve since 1987, it protects varied and abundant wildlife; manatees are the most famous and most elusive, but there are also (among others) howler and white-faced monkeys, sloths, otters, iguanas, caimans and 196 species of birds.

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  2. Parque Swinford

    Created by the Standard Fruit Company, the beautifully manicured Parque Swinford is arguably the prettiest city park in all of Honduras. Palm trees tower over hundreds of plants and flower beds, small bridges lead to gleaming bronze sculptures, and antique train cars remind visitors of the city’s role in the banana industry.

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  3. Museum of Butterflies & Insects

    The one-room Museum of Butterflies & Insects houses an amazing collection of butterflies, moths and other insects – 13,000 creepy-crawlers in all, stuck with pins and preserved in glass cases on the walls.

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  4. Cuyamel Beach

    This often-packed beach has spectacular barbecued-fish stands.

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  5. El Porvenir Beaches

    Has ocean and river beaches.

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  6. Playa de Peru

    A decent windswept beach.

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