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COUNTRY INFORMATION - HONDURAS

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Location Of Honduras:
Honduras shares borders in the south-east with Nicaragua, in the west with Guatemala, in the south-west with El Salvador, to the north lies the Caribbean and to the south the Pacific Ocean. The interior of the country comprises a central mountain system running from east to west, cut by rivers flowing into both the Caribbean and Pacific. The lowlands in the south form a plain along the Pacific coast. The Gulf of Fonseca in the south-west contains many islands that have volcanic peaks.

Airports:
Tegucigalpa airport is 3 miles south-east of the city. Taxis and buses are available to the city. There are also international airports at San Pedro Sula, La Ceiba and at Roatán.

Language:
The official language is Spanish. English is widely spoken by the West Indian settlers in the north and on the Bay Islands off the Caribbean coast.

Places To Go:
The capital was originally founded as a mining camp in 1524. Unlike so many of Central America’s cities, Tegucigalpa has never been subjected to the disasters of earthquake or fire and so retains many traditional features. The city’s impressive parks, particularly Concordia, where models of Copan’s Mayan architecture were displayed was badly affected by the hurricane. The United Nations Park provides a spectacular view of the city, although caution is advised due to an increase in violent crime in the park. Also recommended is a visit to neighbouring Comayagua, former capital of Honduras and now a colonial masterpiece of cobbled streets, tiny plazas and whitewashed houses.

A fast-growing banana and sugar manufacturing and distribution centre for the entire north coast. Today San Pedro Sula boasts a new airport, first-class hotels and several excellent restaurants.

The ancient city of Copán is 106 miles from San Pedro Sula. The Copán Ruins Archaeological Park in western Honduras is the best remaining testament to the culture of the Mayan Indians. Among the best of the ruins are the magnificent Acropolis composed of courts and temples, the Great Plaza, a huge amphitheatre, and the Court of the Hieroglyphic Stairway. Near the Great Acropolis, recent archaeological work has brought to light invaluable excavations. The majority of the site’s original sculptures are on display at the Copán Sculpture Museum, the four-storey centrepiece of which is the Rosalita temple, a full-scale replica of a temple recently excavated beneath the Acropolis.

Instituto Hondureño de Turismo
Apartardo Postal 3261,
Edificio Europa,
Colonia San Carlos,
Tegucigalpa,
Honduras
Tel: 222 2124 ext. 502 or 503.
Fax: 222 2124 ext. 501.
E-mail: tourisminfo@iht.hn
Website: www.letsgohonduras.com

Embassy of the Republic of Honduras and Consulate General
115 Gloucester Place,
London
W1U 6JT,
UK
Tel: (020) 7486 4880.
Fax: (020) 7486 4550.
E-mail: hondurasuk@lineone.net
Opening hours: Mon-Fri 10:00-16:00.

British Embassy
The British Embassy in Honduras has closed; the British Embassy in Guatemala should now be contacted (see Guatemala section).

CIA World Factbook - Honduras

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