Honduras Guide Book

1.	Introduction	13
2.	Overview	15
3.	Itineraries	21
	Honduran Highlands Route	21
	Caribbean Coastal Route	22
	Island Fever Itinerary	22
	Jungle Fever Itinerary	22
4.	Land & People	23
	Land	24
	People	30
5.	A Short History	38
6.	Planning Your Trip	54
	Climate & Weather	55
	What to Take	56
	Entrance & Exit Requirements	58
	Customs	60
	Using Travel Specialists	61
	Getting to Honduras	63
	By Air	63
	By Car	66
	By Bus	66
	Getting Around Honduras	67
	By Air	67
	By Bus	67
	By Car	68
	Car Rental	69
	By Taxi	69
	Accommodations	70
7.	Basic Information	71
	Business Hours	71
	Cost of Living & Travel	71
	Electricity	72
	Health Concerns	72
	Learning Spanish	73
	Money & Banking	74
	Post Office & Courier Services	76
	Retiring in Honduras	77
	Shopping	79
	Taxes	80
	Telephones	80
	Time	81
	Tipping	81
	Water	81
	Where to Find Information About Honduras	82
8.	Sports & Recreation	84
	Cruise the Islands & the Coast	84
	Diving	85
	Fishing	85
	National Parks	85
	Raft & Kayak the Jungle Rivers	87
	Ecotourism	88
9.	Food & Drink	90
10.	Best Places to Stay	92
	San Pedro Sula	92
	Copan Ruinas	93
	Tela	93
	Trujillo	93
	La Ceiba	94
	Roatan	94
	Guanaja	95
	Tegucigalpa	96
11.	Tegucigalpa	98
	Arrivals & Departures	99
	Orientation	101
	Getting Around Town	102
	Where to Stay	105
	Where to Eat	108
	Seeing the Sights	111
	Nightlife & Entertainment	116
	Shopping	117
	Excursions From Tegucigalpa	118
	Suyapa	118
	Santa Lucia & Valle de Angeles	119
	La Tigra National Park	121
	San Antonio de Oriente & El Zamorano	122
	Ojojona	123
	Practical Information	123
12.	To the North	128
	Comayagua	129
	North of Comayagua	138
	Lake Yojoa	139
	Pulhapanzak Falls	143
	Mt. Marancho & Santa Barbara National Park	143
	San Pedro Sula	145
	La Lima	160
	El Progreso	161
	Department of Yoro	161
13.	The North Coast	163
	Puerto Cortes	165
	Omoa	168
	Tela	171
	Lancetilla Experimental Station	176
	San Juan & Tornabe	178
	Punta Sal Marine National Park	178
	La Ceiba	180
	Cuero y Salado National Park	187
	Pico Bonito National Park	188
	Trujillo	190
	Near Trujillo	193
	La Mosquitia	196
14.	The Bay Islands	204
	Arrivals & Departures	207
	Orientation	208
	Sports & Recreation	209
	Basic Information	214
	Utila	216
	Roatan	221
	Coxen's Hole	225
	Sandy Bay & Environs	226
	West End	229
	West Bay Beach	232
	French Harbour	236
	Oak Ridge	238
	Punta Gorda	240
	Old Port Royal	241
	Barbareta	241
	Guanaja	241
	Hog Cays (Cayos Cochinos)	248
15.	Western Honduras	250
	The Road to Copan	250
	El Puente Archaeological Park	251
	Copan Ruinas	252
	The Copan Ruins	263
	Santa Rosa de Copan	275
	Nueva Ocotepeque	279
	Gracias	280
	La Esperanza & Intibuca	283
	Marcala	284
16.	South & East	285
	South to the Coast	285
	The Gulf of Fonseca	286
	Amapala	286
	Choluteca	287
	Cedeno	289
	Punta Raton Wildlife Reserve	290
	Guasaule	290
	East of Tegucigalpa	290
	Danli	291
	Northeast of Tegucigalpa	292
	Juticalpa	292
	Further East	293
17.	Honduras Miscellany	294
	Index	301
	Sidebars
	Holdays in Honduras	59
	Direct Flights to Honduras	65
	Exchange Rate	75
	National Parks At a Glance	86
	Driving in Tegucigalpa	104
	Emergency & Service Numbers in Tegucigalpa	126
	Maps
	Central America	11
	Honduras	17
	Central Tegucigalpa	103
	Lake Yojoa	141
	Pico Bonito National Park	189
	The Bay Islands	205
	Roatan	224
	Copan Ruinas	257
	The Ruins of Copan	267
	AIDS Warning	155
	La Ceiba's Butterflies & Insects	184
	Learn Spanish in La Ceiba!	185
	The Miskito People	199
	Diving High Points & Low Points	210
	Beaches & Supplies	232