ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW • POPULATION (2020 EST.): 9,904,608 • CAPITAL: Tegucigalpa • MAIN CITIES: La Ceiba, San Pedro Sula • VISA: No visa for stays of up to 90 days. Passport must be valid for six months and tourists must provide evidence of return or onward travel • HEALTH: Yellow fever certifi cate required if arriving from an infected area. Precautions against hepatitis A, typhoid and malaria are recommended • CURRENCY: Lempira (HNL) = 100 centavos. U.S. dollars and all major credit cards widely accepted
• EXCHANGE RATE (APPROX.): HNL24.35 = $1 • TIPPING: 10 percent service charge added to most bills, otherwise 10-15 percent is the rule • TIME: GMT –6 • ELECTRICITY: 110 volts. No adaptor required • DRIVING: On the right. An international driving permit or Inter-American permit is required • PUBLIC HOLIDAYS (2022): Jan 1 6; Feb 3; Mar 19; Apr 14-17; May 1, 8; Jun 16; Sept 10, 15, 17; Oct 3, 12, 21; Dec 25, 31 • LANGUAGE: Spanish • RELIGION: Catholic • COUNTRY DIAL CODE: +504
CLIMATE Tropical to temperate, depending on altitude. It’s seldom cooler than 70F, but can reach 104F in the lowlands. June to October is the rainy season
GETTING THERE • MAJOR GATEWAYS: Tegucigalpa Toncontin (TGU) San Pedro Sula (SAP) Goloson (La Ceiba) (LCE) Roatan (RTB) • TYPICAL FLYING TIME: From Miami, 2h • PORTS: Puerto Cortes, Tela
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CARIBBEAN SEA BELIZE Puerto Cortes GU A TEMALA La Ceiba Puerto Lempira HONDURAS