Curfew Imposed in Honduras

you have a better chance of being killed in a chicken bus wreck than by this civil unrest....whoever wins wants you to stay & spend $$$

pakistan protests are a different story...

# 8 and #4, not necessary, just go and cross at Corinto, there are and will be buses. You just might have to wait a bit (or a lot) longer than usual, but who cares: it's Central America!
OP, thanks for sharing....

true pedro but the canoe route from puerto barrios is a cool way to cross borders

A couple of things...

1. Things can go awry FAST in the current situation. All the major unions are threatening strikes if there are no developments. Strikes will shut the nation down even more so than it has been the past couple of days. Travelers risk getting stuck somewhere they really shouldn't be as a result. That's the LEAST that can happen.

2. The Bay Islands depend ENTIRELY on the mainland for EVERYTHING. If supply lines go down, like they already have a few times because of the current situation. Utila went without fuel for its main power generators for DAYS a few weeks ago due to logistical problems brought on by roadblocks. If the ferries stop going even a couple of days, the islands run out of everything in short order, especially Utila.

Just a couple of things to keep in mind if thinking about going to Honduras now.

"How many gringos do you think will be killed in Tegus over the next month during demonstrations? "

"you have a better chance of being killed in a chicken bus wreck than by this civil unrest....whoever wins wants you to stay & spend $$$"

Who knows. You're right, they're not targeting gringos specifically nor does it involve gringos but the demonstrations could turn violent anytime and ANYBODY (participants, passer-by, local, gringo, etc) around can get hurt. The locals who are not participating in the demonstrations (in support of Zelaya or the interim government) are moving the hell away from the commotion and so should you. Yes you will be spending quite a bit of $$$ IF food & supplies gets very scarce over a longer period of time while you're holed up in town because the buses aren't running.

In the meantime when transport gets disrupted or blocked and the stores go empty it affects EVERYBODY, locals or tourists alike. So don't kid yourself to think you're more immune then the locals. So be better safe than sorry.

anyone101...have you ever been in the center of a civil unrest?...or are you simply regurgitating what you've read or heard?

this is history in the making & there is no big problem for gringos to witness it first hand...

us$$$ will bail you out of any potention problems

Food shortages are being reported as we speak.

Here is a first hand report form the bay islands.

[http://www.lonelyplanet.com/thorntree/thread.jspa?threadID=1824674&tstart=0]

yeah, I used to do it, am I correct to remember crocs in the river, because that's what I remember being nervous the lanch might tip and we'd be lunch....

i don't think they were crocs...probably caimans...but for sure crocodilians of some sort

i only did the trip once but would like to do it again maybe early next year. I asked for help on this route recently on this thread...got no replies

Obviously stirred up a lot of passionate replys.

OF COURSE I don't think I'm immune because I'm a gringo. I asked if the Bay Islands were more protected from trouble.

And when this settles, what the people will want the most is their livelihood back so will be grateful when tourists return. All travelling, especially somewhere like CA, involved risks. Thanks for all your input while I'm calculating mine. Cheers