When travelers think "Honduras" they probably don't think "big, weekly indigenous markets." So when we were in Honduras and caught wind of a weekly market in a little town called La Esperanza in country's western hills along a path of historically indigenous villages called the Ruta Lenca, we hopped a series of chicken buses in the wee hours of the morning to see what … [Read more...]
Honduras Travel Articles and Photos
Honduras Photos: Before the Coup
Our timing was again impeccable.Honduras, a country we had just visited, experiences a military coup and begins to melt down just days after we leave its borders. … [Read more...]
The Only Gringos in Gracias
"Hola, Gringos!" a little Honduran girl calls out to us from the garden of the coffee plantation-cum-guest house on the edge of Gracias, Honduras where we awoke Saturday morning."Hola, ninos!" we offer in response.Giggles all around. Little do we know what a prescient greeting it is. … [Read more...]
Travel Underwater: Utila, Honduras
What do we do when we're not chasing chicken buses from one town to the next? Here's a hint. … [Read more...]