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Family Adventures in Honduras
Anthony's Key Resort
-800-227-3483
Wildland Adventures - 800-345-4453
Anthony's Key Resort - 800-227-3483
MAYA EXPEDITIONS - Ken Johnson 1-800-733-3350
Northwest Passage - 847-256-4409
Tara Tours - 305-871-1246
Tropical Travel - 281-367-3386
Uncharted Outposts International - 404-888-0909
Articles
By Maria Fiallos
A trip to Honduras, the quintessential banana republic, conjures visions
of endless fields of fruit ripening under a tropical sun and sweat browed
laborers. An image that until recently was not far from the truth. Although
it lacks the comforts of mass tourism destinations, and banana plantations
are still aplenty, this small country is fast becoming a favored eco-tourism
destination. Exotic wildlife, free-flowing rivers, mist-covered cloud
forests, coral reefs, and mile upon mile of white sand beaches are attracting
those with a hankering for nature. Complementing the effusive natural
surrounding are historical small towns featuring central plazas, colonial
architecture, and white-washed adobe homes with red tiled roofs that blend
harmoniously into the landscape. The friendly inhabitants, who are known
as ladinos or mestizos due to their European and indigenous mixed ancestry,
will invariably greet you with a warm smile. <<more>>
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