Located in the northwest of Honduras, just a few miles from the Guatemalan border, the area known as Copan has a landscape of lush green rolling hills, coffee plantations and cattle ranches. This is pure cowboy country. In Copan Ruins, horses clip-clop softy over the ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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In the Heart of Central America: Cowboys and coffee in Copan, Honduras
Located in the northwest of Honduras, just a few miles from the Guatemalan border, the area known as Copan has a landscape of lush green rolling hills, coffee plantations and cattle ranches. This is pure cowboy country. In Copan Ruins, horses clip-clop softy over the ...In the Heart of Central America: Why now is the time to go to Honduras
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After a week in Honduras, ziplining through the canopy, drinking $1.50 beers on a deserted white sand beach, slaughtering my Spanish pronunciation as I bought a ...3 unexpected destinations for riding like a wild west cowboy
The wild west cowboy is an American icon. Buffalo Bill. John Wayne. The Marlboro Man. These guys were as tough, rugged and wild as the west itself. They represented everything exciting and romantic about the undiscovered western half of the country. But this area of the US ...The Galavanting Girls help the children of Roatan
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Travel writer, founder of The Galavanting Girls, and creator of the Travel Blog Exchange conference, Kim Mance will soon be setting off ...Onboard Central America's thriftiest carrier: Sosa
Honduras has two carriers that fly among San Pedro Sula, La Ceiba, and the Bay Islands. Those are Islena Regional (a division of TACA) and Aerolineas Sosa, "Su linea Aerea Amiga" (Your Airline Friend!) Among other aircraft, TACA operates a few ATR-42s on these routes, a 42 ...Harnessing Honduras: The Eco-lodge
Vacation lodging in Honduras is as varied as its landscape. One can splurge at a five star luxury hotel in the city, share bunks at a hostel in Utila or rent a cabana on the beach in Roatan. Each accommodation offers a different angle of Honduras highlighting a different ...Photo of the day 6.29.09
Today I've been keeping a close eye on the happenings in the Honduras -- it appears that even though military troops have sent President Jose Manuel Zelaya into exile, and there have been a few skirmishes between demonstrators and the Honduran police, the country remains ...Harnessing Honduras: The tourist destination hat trick
If you're in the tourist frame of mind when planning your trip to Honduras, three regions are going to come forth as possible locations to visit: The Bay Islands, The Northern Coast and Copan. Each destination serves a special purpose, each a varied look into the prism of ...Harnessing Honduras: the Central American underdog
Honduras usually isn't the first place that people think of when they think of vacationing in Central America. Big players in the market like Costa Rica, Cancun and Cozumel consume the majority of the market, while many think that other countries in the region are unsafe or ...In-flight bathroom bandit strikes deal
All Joao Correa wanted to do was go to the bathroom. He ate something bad and needed to get it out of his system ... we've all been there. A beverage cart stood in his way, but that wouldn't deter the spirit of this passenger. He asked to use the first class lavatory: ...Daily travel deal - 4 nights on Roatan island hotel+air from $425
Our specially selected travel deal for today will fly you to Roatan Island, off the coast of Honduras. This Caribbean island is a fantastic destination for divers, or anyone else looking for a bit of beach relaxation. The deal starts at $425 (based off a Houston departure) ...Photo of the Day (4.26.09)
I've always dreamed of visiting the Mayan ruins of Central America, so Flickr user pirano's image from Copan immediately caught my eye. Deep in the jungle of countries like Honduras and Guatemala lie the remains of huge temples, ballcourts and statues, scattered across a ...Gadling + BootsnAll - Picks of the Week (4.10.09)
Welcome back to another weekly installment of our Gadling and BootsnAll Picks of the Week. Every Friday we've been taking a look at 4-5 of the most interesting stories from our friends at independent travel website BootsnAll. What strange destinations, thought-provoking ...World's Greatest Dive Spots
Stephen Regenold is better know by his pseudonym, The Gear Junkie, which he uses when he writes his nationally syndicated column on outdoor adventure and equipment. Recently he penned a story for Travel+Leisure Magazine listing the ten best spots to go SCUBA diving in the ...Photo of the Day (10.21.08)
With Continental's fall fares well underway, I've been toying around with the idea of going down to Honduras for a long weekend this November. Just off of the north coast of the Central American country are the Bay Islands, home to some magnificent beaches, crystal clear ...Four good reasons to visit Central America this fall
With many of our travel budgets shrinking this season, now is a great time to consider the halfway point between that costly trip to Europe and the staycation that you've been dreading. Oh yes, I'm talking about Central America. Honduras, Guatemala, Panama, Costa Rica and ...Food alert: Canteloupe from Honduras is bad
Is anyone just a little wierded out about the fact that we can buy exotic fruits year round? I am all for culinary diversity, but I still find it a little discomforting to know that even in January I can buy a deliciously ripe mango... in Portland, Oregon. This could all be ...The less traveled part of the Caribbean
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There's so much to love about the Caribbean, and so much to hate.
The "hate" category exists because the Caribbean we have all come to love is now loved by too many; there are too many hotels, too many tourists, and too much development.
But there are ...Megan Lyles Travel Writer
When really good travel blogs manage to remain secret to me, I get bummed wishing someone had called me sooner to say, "Hey, Adrienne you need to peep this right now!" No personal calls were ever received which leads me to wonder how many folks even know about the travel ...GADLING'S TAKE FIVE: Week of December 17
It has been a hectic day filled with holiday shuffle and travel and it has truly worn me out. I'm exhausted and with such a busy week I confess, even I missed out on some of these great plugs found here on Gadling. If your week was anything like mine be sure to check them ...
