Palma Real Honduras

... seems to be growing - construction everywhere! Even here at this hotel.  Tourism is what makes this town the third largest in Honduras.  The value of tourists was exemplified when a police truck escorted our bus from the airport. I've seen a few ...

... true - even the smallest termite had a strong flavour. He also said that the smell of termite is a bug repellant. Huh! At Palma Real there are all sorts of food on the buffet - I especailly loved these cheese and bean quesidillas for breakfast. The ...

... 26 hours going from A to B. Jealous?? I thought not...! 'A' being Granada in southern Nicaragua, 'B' being La Ceiba in northern Honduras, it's been a pretty tortuous journey but we've made it, ready to be rewarded by learning to dive in the Bay ...

... republics. From 1931 to 1979 El Salvador was ruled by a series of military dictatorships. In 1969, El Salvador invaded Honduras after Honduran landowners deported several thousand Salvadorans. The four-day war became known as the "football war" ...

... expensive or we have been in the jungle. A fair bit has happened since the last blog. We left La Palma in El Salvador and headed for Copan, Honduras. This is the site of the famous Copan Ruins. More info here ...

... room. Reminds me of my photographic expertise at Carmel) Next we FINALLY left Guatemala and went to the Copan ruins in Honduras. The ruins are pretty incredible and have much more intricate carvings than any we'd previously seen. We spent the day ...