344

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A beaches business hours 304
accommodations 301-3 Guanaja 275 butterflies 146, 246, 284-5, 10
activities 76-7, 303-4, see also La Ceiba 214
individual activities Palmetto Bay 260-1 C
adventure travel 58 Puerto Cortés 193 Callejas Romero, Rafael Leonardo
caving 115, 119, 180 Tela 200 38-40
hiking 58-9, 303 Tornabé 206 Camp Bay 262-3
La Picucha 118-19 Utila Town 265 camping 61, 302
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mountain biking 59, 214-15, 303 West Bay 237, 254 Cannon Island 293
rafting 59-60, 120, 192, 214, beer 63 canoeing 214, 277, see also
303-4, 12 Belén 285-6 kayaking
aguardiente 63 Belén Gualcho 168 canopy tours 58, 214, 303
Ahuas 294-5 bicycle travel, see cycling car travel
AIDS 45, 127, 193 birds 51, 52, 10 driver’s license 318
air travel bird-watching 91, 120, 122, 146, insurance 318-19
to/from Honduras 313-15 304 rental 318
within Honduras 317 Jardín Botánico Lancetilla 204 road rules 319
Amapala 104-6 Kaukira 300 to/from Honduras 315
animals 52, 120, 11, see also Lago de Yojoa 175 within Honduras 318-19
individual animals Parque Eco-Arqueológico de los Carambola Botanical Gardens 257
books 53 Naranjos 176 Carías Andino, General Tiburcio 35-6
animal bites 325-6 Parque Nacional Jeannette Kawas Carnaval del Aniversario de La Ceiba
archaeological sites (Punta Sal) 205 216
Copán archaeological site 146-54, Refugio de Vida Silvestre Laguna Catacamas 114-17
147, 6 de Guaimoreto 234 Catedral de la Inmaculada Concepción
Los Sapos 145-6 boat travel 187
Parque Eco-Arqueológico de los to/from Honduras 316-17 Catholicism 42, 47
Naranjos 175-6 within Honduras 317 caving 115, 119, 180
Sitio Archeológico El Puente 138 Bonacca, see Guanaja Town Cayos Cochinos 192, 227-8
Arellano, Colonel López 36 books Cedeño 103
artesanía 48, 15 animals 53 Cedros 109-10
shopping 86-7, 91, 94-5, 165, biographies 34 ceiba trees 53-6, 210
310 diving 60 cell phones 42, 311
arts 48-50 food 62, 64 Central America & Dominican Republic
ATMs 309 health 321 Free Trade Agreement 30, 39-40,
history 32, 36 42-3, 104
B literature 40 Chachauate 23, 9
Baja Mar 195-6 Theroux, Paul 235 child abuse 86
banana industry 36, 42, 210, 235 travel literature 22-4, 57, 60 children, travel with 77-8, 304
internet resources 34 border crossings 316 Casa K’inich 140
bargaining 23, 310 El Salvador 102, 157, 174 food 64-5
baseball 44 Guatemala 158 Gumbalimba Park 255
Basílica de Suyapa 75 Nicaragua 102, 298 handy phrases 333
bathrooms 312 Brick Bay 260 health 326
Bay Islands 236-7, 238 British influence 33 itineraries 29
history 33 Brus Laguna 292-4 Museo Para La Infancia El Pequeño
fishing 61 Sula 129
000 Map pages bus travel 22 cholera 322
000 Photograph pages to/from Honduras 315 Choluteca 100-2
within Honduras 317-18, 319 Chortí, see Maya-Chortí

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churches & cathedrals
Basílica de Suyapa 75
Catedral de la Inmaculada
Concepción 187
Iglesia de San Francisco 76
Iglesia de Suyapa 75-6
Iglesia Los Dolores 76, 8
itineraries 28
Las Mercedes church 160, 8
San Manuel colonial church
166-7
San Pedro Sula cathedral 129
Tegucigalpa cathedral 76
cigar making 68, 98, 155
crime 30, 121, 128-9, 193, 200, 305-6 drinks 62-3
gangs 39, 40 glossary 67
Tegucigalpa 74 driver’s license 318
crocodiles 290 DVDs 302
Cuevas de Susmay 107
Cuevas de Talgua 115 E
skulls of Talgua 117 East Harbour, see Utila Town
culture 30, 39, 41-50, 14 economy 30, 41, 42-3, 47, 104
British influence 33 Central America & Dominican
languages 46 Republic Free Trade Agreement
local lore 75, 155, 209, 258, 279 30, 39-40, 42-3, 104
sustainable travel 311 ecotourism 58, 61
customs regulations 305 El Corpus 102-3
cycling 317, see also mountain biking El Paraíso 99

INDEX
Noche de Fumadores 156 El Paraíso department 95-9
climate 21, 304-5 D El Pino 225
clubbing 85-6 dance 49, 262 El Puente 138
cockfighting 44 dangers & annoyances 305-6 electricity 302
Cocobila 286-7 Bay Islands 240 embassies 306-7
coffee 63 La Moskitia 280 emergency services 70
Columbus, Christopher 31, 229, 239, Las Marías 290 environmental issues 56-7, see also
273, 278 north coast 193 conservation
Comayagua 124, 185-9, 186 Parque Nacional La Tigra 92 illegal logging 30
comedores 63 Parque Nacional Montaña de Erandique 170
conservation 61, 311 Celaque 163 ethnicity 44, 46
coral 254, 13 Parque Nacional Sierra de Agalta Garífuna 33, 43, 45-6, 207, 15,
consulates 306-7 118 16
Contras 37, 279 Puerto Lempira 298 ladinos 44
Copán archaeological site 146-54, San Pedro Sula 128-9 Lenca 43, 44, 161
147, 6 Tegucigalpa 74 Maya-Chortí 43, 44, 153
sights 151-4 Tela 200 Miskito 33, 43, 45, 283, 15
tours 154 Danlí 97-100 Pech 43, 44-5, 210
Copán Ruínas 36, 124, 138-45, day trips 130 Tawahka 44-5, 279, 296
139 deep vein thrombosis 321-2 Tolupanes 43, 45, 112
accommodations 141-2 deforestation 56-7
drinking 143-4 del Valle, José Cecilio 100 F
emergency 139 dengue fever 322-3 fax services 311
entertainment 143-4 diarrhea 325 festivals 23, 307-8
festivals 141 disabled travelers 306 Carnaval del Aniversario de La
food 142-3 diseases 322-5 Ceiba 216
medical services 140 dive shops Feria de Café 174
shopping 144 Roatán 247-8 Feria de Copán Ruínas 141
sights 140 Utila Town 266-7 Feria de la Virgin de Suyapa 78
tourist information 140 diving 60, 192, 237, 240-2, 303, 11, Feria de San Isidro 216
tours 141 13, see also snorkeling Feria de Santa Fe 233
travel to/from 144-5 books 60 Feria Juniana 130, 308
travel within 145 Cayos Cochinos 228 Festival de Mangos 96
coral 254, 13 costs 22 Festival del Amor y Amistad 216
costs 21-22 Guanaja 274 Festival Nacional de Maíz 98
courses 305 internet resources 59 Festival Navideño 216
Spanish language 78, 140, 155, itineraries 29 Garífuna Festival 192, 195, 308,
215, 231, 268 Omoa 197 16
yoga 140 Roatán 247 La Feria de los Llanos 156
Coxen Hole 258-9 Utila 267 La Feria de San Isidro 308
credit cards 309 West Bay 254-5 Noche de Fumadores 156

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festivals continued Gualaco 119-20 hitchhiking 319

Punta Gorda Festival 262, 307-8 Guanaja 237, 273-6, 273, 12 HIV/AIDS 45, 127, 193
Semana Santa 78, 124, 156, 187, horseback riding 165, 215, 261,
200, 215, 307 H 286, 303
Sun Jam 272, 308 handicrafts, see artesanía Hurricane Mitch 38, 57
film 42, 46, 49 health 63, 320-6
fishing, see sport fishing books 321 I
Flores Facusse, Carlos Roberto 39 internet resources 321 Iglesia de San Francisco 76
food 62, 64-5, 308 Hepatitis A 323 Iglesia de Suyapa 75-6
books 62, 64 Hepatitis B 323 Iglesia Los Dolores 76, 8
customs 65 hiking 58-9, 303 iguanas 53, 260, 265, 4
glossary 66-7 Belén Gualcho 168 immigration 30, 313, see also visas
internet resources 62 El Corpus 102-3 independence from Spain 33-4
INDEX

language 65-7 El Pino 225 infections, see diseases

Fortaleza de San Fernando de Omoa Isla del Tigre 111 insect bites, see animal bites
196-7 La Campa 165 insurance 308
Fortaleza de Santa Bárbara de Trujillo La Ceiba 214 health 320
230, 8 Marcala 173 Internet access 70-1, 308-9
French Harbour 259-60 Monumento Natural El Boquerón Internet resources 24, 41
114 banana industry 34
G Parque Nacional Cerro Azul diving 59
Galería Nacional de Arte 74 Meámbar 179-80 ecotourism 61
Gamero de Medina, Lucila 48 Parque Nacional La Muralla 121-2 food 62
Garífuna 42, 45-6, 207, 239, 280, 14, Parque Nacional La Tigra 92-3 Garífuna 43
15, 16 Parque Nacional Montaña de health 321
artesanía 48 Celaque 161, 163-4 history 31, 37
Baja Mar 195 Parque Nacional Montaña de human rights 39
books 64 Comayagua 189 Iriona 282-3
Chachauate 23, 9 Parque Nacional Montaña de Santa Isla del Tigre 104-6
dance 49, 50 Bárbara 181 itineraries 20, 24, 20
food 62 Parque Nacional Sierra de Agalta around the country 25, 25
Guadalupe 234 117-19 children, travel with 29, 29
history 33 Rais Ta 284 colonial towns & cathedrals 28,
internet resources 43 Río Cangrejal 226 28
language 333-4 safety 305 diving & snorkeling 29, 29
Plaplaya 287-8 San Juan 169 La Moskitia 27, 27
Punta Gorda 262 San Manuel de Colohete 167 national parks & reserves 26, 26
Sambo Creek 226 Utila Town 266
San Antonio 234 West End 246-7 J
Santa Fe 233-4 history 31-40 jaguars 52
tours 224 banana industry 34-5 Jardín Botánico Lancetilla 54, 204
Travesía 23 books 32, 36 Jewel Cay 23
Garífuna Festival 192, 195, 308, 16 British influence 33 Juticalpa 112-13
gay travelers 45, 134, 308 Contras 37, 279
geography 30, 51, 106 Federal Republic of Central K
geology 51, 58 America 33 Kaukira 300
golf 215-16 independence from Spain 33-4 Kawas, Jeannette 205
government 47 internet resources 31, 37 kayaking 59-60, 214, 277, 303-4, see
Zelaya, Manuel 30, 39 labor movement 37 also canoeing
Gracias 23, 124, 159-63, 160 Maya period 148-9 Utila Town 266
Guadalupe 234 pirates 196, 229 West End 246
slavery 32, 33
000 Map pages soccer war 35 L
000 Photograph pages Spanish rule 31-2 La Campa 165-6
US military 37 La Cascada de Los Jutes 115

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La Ceiba 210-22, 211, 213 mangroves 53, 57, 223, 7 Parque Nacional Cerro Azul
accommodations 216-17, 219 maps 309 Meámbar 179-80
activities 213-15 Marcala 173-5 Parque Nacional Cusuco 54
drinking 220-1 Maya 31, 148, see also Maya-Chortí Parque Nacional Jeannette Kawas
emergency services 210 Copán archaeological site 146-54, 6 (Punta Sal) 54, 192, 204-6
entertainment 220-1 Los Sapos 145-6 Parque Nacional La Muralla 121-2
festivals 215-16 Sitio Archeológico El Puente 138 Parque Nacional La Tigra 54, 68,
food 218-20 Maya-Chortí 43, 44, 153 91-4
medical services 212 measures, see weights & measures Parque Nacional Marino Cayos
rafting 59-60 medical services 71, 322 Cochinos 54
sights 212-13 Melgar Castro, General Juan Alberto 36 Parque Nacional Montaña de
tourist offices 212 Mexican Empire 33 Celaque 54, 163-4
tours 213, 215 Miami 23, 206-8 Parque Nacional Montaña de
travel to/from 221-2 Miskito 33, 43, 45, 277, 279, 283, Comayagua 189

INDEX
travel within 222 289-90, 15 Parque Nacional Montaña de Santa
La Ensenada 208-9 artesanía 48 Bárbara 180-1
La Entrada 137-8 Belén 285-6 Parque Nacional Montaña de
La Esperanza 170-2 language 333 Yoro 111
La Feria de los Llanos 156 Las Marías 23 Parque Nacional Montecristo-El
La Feria de San Isidro 308 Rais Ta 23 Trifinio 159
La Moskitia 277-300, 278 Mistruk 299-300 Parque Nacional Pico Bonito 54,
itineraries 27 money 21-2, 309-10, see also inside 224-6, 12
travel to/from 281-2 front cover Parque Nacional Pico Pijol 111
travel within 282 moneychangers 309 Parque Nacional Sierra de Agalta
La Paz 190-1 monkeys 52, 68, 104, 205 107, 117-19
La Picucha 107, 118-19 Monumento Natural El Boquerón 107, Monumento Natural El Boquerón
La Pintada 145-6 113-14 107, 113-14
La Ruta Lenca 154-75 Moravian Church 299 Refugio de Vida Silvestre Cuero y
La Unión 121 Morazán, General Fransisco 33 Salado 54, 192, 222-4, 7
ladinos 44, 280 motorcycle travel Refugio de Vida Silvestre Laguna
Lago de Yojoa 124, 175-9, 176 driver’s license 318 de Guaimoreto 54, 234-5
fishing 61 to/from Honduras 315 Refugio de Vida Silvestre Ojochal
Laguna de Caratasca 297-300 within Honduras 318-19 68, 104-6
languages 65-7, 327-34 mountain biking 59, 214-15, 303 Refugio de Vida Silvestre Punta
Spanish courses 78, 140, 155, 215, museums Izopo 54, 206
231, 268 Museo Colonial de Arte Religioso Reserva Biológica Misoco 109
Las Marías 23, 289-92 187 Reserva Biológico El Chile 109
laundry 302 Museo de Arqueología e Historia Reserva de la Biósfera del Río
legal matters 309 de San Pedro Sula 129 Plátano 54, 56, 277, 288-92,
Lempira 32 Museo Histórico de la República 75 289, 15
Lenca 43, 44, 161, 172 Museo Nacional de Historia y Reserva de la Biosfera Tawahka
Lempira 32 Antropología Villa Roy 74 Asangni 54
lesbian travelers 45, 134, 308 Museo para la Identidad Nacional 75 Reserva Marina Turtle Harbour 54
literature 24, 48-9, 50 Museo Regional de Arqueología 187 Sandy Bay & West End Marine Park
local transportation 319 Museum of Butterflies & Insects 212 54, 246
logging 30, see also deforestation Roatán Museum 257 nature reserves, see national parks
Los Sapos 145-6 music 49-50 & reserves
newspapers 46
M N Nueva Ocotepeque 158-9
macaws 51, 10 national parks & reserves 26, 54,
Maduro, Ricardo 40 222-4, 55 O
magazines 46 Carambola Botanical Gardens 257 Oak Ridge 261-2
mahogany 56 Jardín Botánico Lancetilla 54, 204 Ojojona 94-5
malaria 323 Parque Nacional Capiro-Calentura Olancho 112-23
manatees 52 234 Omoa 196-8

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opening hours, see inside front cover postal services 310 San Marcos de Caiquín 166
orchids 53, 56, 91, 226, 246 protected areas, see national parks San Marcos de Colón 23, 103-4
& reserves San Pedro Sula 125-37, 126, 128
P Protestantism 47 accommodations 130-2
painting 49 Puerto Cortés 193-5 clubbing 134
Palacios 283-4 Puerto Lempira 297-9 day trips 130
Palmetto Bay 260-1 Pulhapanzak falls 177, 7 drinking 133-4
Parque Eco-Arqueológico de los Punta Gorda 262 emergency services 127
Naranjos 175-6 Punta Gorda Festival 262, 307-8 entertainment 134
Parque Nacional Capiro-Calentura 234 festivals 130
Parque Nacional Cerro Azul Meámbar R food 132-3
179-80 radio 47, 302 Internet access 127
Parque Nacional Cusuco 54 rafting 59-60, 120, 192, 214, 303-4,12 medical services 127
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Parque Nacional Jeannette Kawas Tawahka region 297 safety 128-9

(Punta Sal) 192, 204-6 Rain of Fish 107, 110 shopping 134-5
Parque Nacional La Muralla 121-2 Rais Ta 23, 277, 284-5 sights 129-30
Parque Nacional La Tigra 54, 68, 91-4 Refugio de Vida Silvestre Cuero y travel to/from 135-6
Parque Nacional Marino Cayos Salado 54, 192, 222-4, 7 travel within 136-7
Cochinos 54 Refugio de Vida Silvestre Laguna de San Pedro Sula cathedral 129
Parque Nacional Montaña de Celaque Guaimoreto 54, 234-5 San Sebastián 167-8
54, 124, 161, 163-4 Refugio de Vida Silvestre Ojochal Sandy Bay 256-8
Parque Nacional Montaña de 68, 104-6 Sandy Bay & West End Marine Park
Comayagua 189 Refugio de Vida Silvestre Punta Izopo 54, 246
Parque Nacional Montaña de Santa 54, 206 Santa Bárbara 182-3
Bárbara 180-1 religion 42, 47, 299 Santa Fe 233-4
Parque Nacional Montaña de Yoro 111 Catholicism 42, 47 Santa Lucía 23, 68, 89-90
Parque Nacional Montecristo-El Moravian church 299 Santa Rosa de Aguán 235
Trifinio 159 Protestantism 47 Santa Rosa de Copán 154-8
Parque Nacional Pico Bonito 54, Reserva Biológica Misoco 109 Savá 235-6
224-6, 12 Reserva Biológico El Chile 109 sea turtles 52, 277, 287-8
Parque Nacional Pico Pijol 111 Reserva de la Biósfera del Río Plátano Semana Santa 78, 124, 156, 187, 200,
Parque Nacional Sierra de Agalta 107, 54, 56, 277, 288-92, 289, 15 215, 307
117-19 Reserva de la Biosfera Tawahka food 65
passports 313, see also visas Asangni 54 shopping 23, 310
Paya Bay 262-3 Reserva Marina Turtle Harbour 54 artsenía 86-7, 91, 94-5, 165, 310
Paz García, General Policarpo 36 reserves, see national parks & Siguatepeque 183-5, 184
Pech 43, 44-5, 210, 279, 289-90 reserves skulls of Talgua 117
petroglyphs 97 restaurants 63 slavery 32, 33
phonecards 311 Río Cangrejal 225-6 snorkeling 60, 192, 237, 303, 13, see
photography 310 Río Plátano 294-7, 7 also diving
Pico Dama 277 Roatán 237, 242, 243-63, 242-3, 9, Guanaja 274
Pigeon Cay 23 11, 13 itineraries 29
pine trees 53, 56 day trips 263 Trujillo 230
pirates 33, 196, 229 travel to/from 243 Utila Town 266
planning 21-4, see also itineraries travel within 243-4 West End 246
vacations 308 Roatán Museum 257 soccer 43-44
plants 53-6, see also individual plants ruins, see archaeological sites Estadio Nacional Tiburcio Carías
Plaplaya 287-88 Ruta Lenca, see La Ruta Lenca Andino 86
plato típico 62 soccer war 35
population 30, 41, 43, see also S solo travelers 310-1
ethnicity safety 305-6 Spanish rule 31-2
Sambo Creek 226-7 spelunking, see caving
000 Map pages San Antonio 234 sports 43-4
000 Photograph pages San Juan 168-70 Bay Islands International Triathlon
San Manuel de Colohete 166-7 255

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sport fishing 61, 248, 303
Sun Jam 272, 308
sustainable travel 311
Swan Islands 276
T Tela 200
Tawahka 44-5, 279, 296
Tawahka region 296-7
taxes 310, 315, 317
Tegucigalpa 70-89, 72-3, 79,
81
accommodations 78-83
children, travel with 77-8
day trips 77
drinking 85
entertainment 85-6
festivals 78
food 83-5
safety 74
shopping 86-7
sights 74-6
travel to/from 87
travel within 87-9
walking tour 77, 77
Tegucigalpa cathedral 76
Tela 198-204, 199
telephone services 42, 311, see
also inside front cover
Tenampua 190-1
theft 305-6
Theroux, Paul 235
time 311-2
típico 62
tipping 309-10
toilets 312
Tolupanes 43, 45, 112
Tornabé 206
tourist information 71, 312
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tours 141, 155 waterfalls
canopy tours 214, 261 Cascada de Barro 97
La Moskitia 280-1 Cascada El Bejuco 226
Reserva de la Biósfera del Río Cascada La Fortuna 97
Plátano 290, 291, 289, 15 Cascada Río Grande 173
Cascada Zacate 225
walking tours 77, 77 Cataratas de Santa María de
West End 248 Gualcho 168
traveler’s checks 310 El Chorrón 121
Travesía 23, 195-6 La Cascada de Los Jutes 115
trekking, see hiking La Cascada de Río Negro
Trinidad 181-2 230-1
Triunfo de la Cruz 209 La Chorrera 119
Trujillo 229-33, 229 Los Golondrinas waterfall 90-1
INDEX
TV 302 Pulhapanzak falls 177, 7
typhoid 324 Yamaranguila 172
weather 21, 304-5
U weights & measures 302
Unesco 56, 146-8, 207 West Bay 254-6
Utila 237, 263-73, 13 West End 244-54, 245
Utila Cays 272-3 whale sharks 52, 237, 239, 265-6,
Utila Town 263-9 11
white-water rafting, see rafting
V women in Honduras 47
vacations 308 women travelers 310, 312
vaccinations 320-1 women’s health 326
Valle de Ángeles 90-1 work 312
Valle de Azacualpa 172-3
Valle de Copán 137-54 Y
vegetarian travelers 64 Yamaranguila 172
food 67 Yarumela 189-90
video systems 302, 310 yellow fever 324
visas 312, see also passports yoga 140
volunteering 312 Yoro 110-2
Yuscarán 23, 96
W
Walker, William 34, 231 Z
Wampusirpi 295-6 Zelaya, Manuel 30
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