COUNTRY PROFILES Honduras THE WILD CARIBBEAN Capital city: Tegucigalpa | Languages: Spanish, English | Currency: Lempira | Visa: Not required by British citizens | Time zone: GMT -6hrs
largely confined to the Caribbean coast and the attractive Bay Islands, but more adventurous visitors will find excellent trekking territory in the central highlands or discover the Mayan ruins at Copan. Capital city, Tegucigalpa, pulses
H
onduras is Central America's second largest country yet it is
so sparsely populated that it can comfortably be considered one of the region's wildest. Tourism is
■ Wet and wild in Pico Bonito National Park
with traffic and a maze of markets, plazas and cathedrals, but the pace of life is slower in the Honduran heartlands. Here, high altitude towns such as Gracias, with its colonial churches and cloudforest setting, are a considerable contrast. Honduras’ interior, meanwhile, is
SAMPLE PACKAGE Audley Travel's 14-day Best of Honduras itinerary takes visitors to San Pedro Sula, the Mayan ruins at Copan, La Ceiba and Roatan Island for a few days relaxation.
mountainous and undeveloped, making for fantastic adventure sports and ecotourism opportunities. In eastern Honduras, La Mosquitia
is an untamed area regularly referred to as Central America’s
HIGHLIGHTS Caribbean Bay Islands Mayan ruins of Copan Pico Bonito National Park Capital city, Tegucigalpa La Mosquitia
Amazon and home to indigenous tribes, pristine jungle and winding river systems. Pico Bonito National Park is featured by a number of operators thanks to its expanse of cloudforest and rich biodiversity. It's also perfect territory for hiking, kayaking and white-water rafting. Scuba-divers should head to the
Bay Islands for fantastic reef and marine life and the chance to swim with whale sharks – Utila Island is one of the cheapest places in the world to learn to dive.
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