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Honduras
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Honduran Highlands is the central upland region of Honduras.
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the capital, centre of government and largest city.
the former capital of the country is today a quiet colonial town with a beautiful cathedral, notable Spanish architecture and an historic town centre.
Copán was one of the great centers of Maya civilization over a thousand years ago. The beautiful ruins have some of the most impressive pre-Columbian art anywhere.
Corquin is a rural town in the Copán department in western Honduras.
a pleasant colonial mountain town; nearby Parque Celaque is home to the highest mountain in Honduras set among wonderful cloud forests.
Juticalpa is in the Honduran Highlands. Juticalpa has managed to maintain its colonial heritage, which in some areas contrasts with some modern structures in the city.
La Entrada is a town in the Copán Department of the Honduran Highlands.
temperate mountain city in the western part of the region, and the nearest place of any size to Copán Ruinas.
one of the most impressive ruins of the Maya civilization, known for the quality of its sculpture
an environmentally vulnerable cloud forest reserve known for its hiking and mountaineering opportunities
mountainous cloud forests and rain forests in the highlands near Lake Yojoa
densely forested mountains including the Cerro Congolón, historically important as the site where Cacique Lempira, an indigenous leader, was killed by attacking Spanish conquistadors in 1537
the largest natural lake in Honduras
densely forested mountainous terrain with three peaks within its boundaries
cloud forests on the sides of the second highest peak in Honduras, a remote area where visitors can find solitude
Ocotepeque is in Ocotepeque department, Honduras.
dense rainforest jungles along the Rio Patuca, Honduras's longest river
includes part of the Sulaco mountain range, and the Sierra de Pijol
densely forested mountain range with a cloud forest, waterfalls, and caves
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Nature & adventureHonduras has 20 national parks conserving a wide range of plant and animal species across several types of ecosystems including Caribbean beaches, coastal wetlands, mountainous rainforests, and rugged volcanic peaks.
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Nature & adventureAs of 2023 the UNESCO World Network of Biosphere Reserves is made up of 738 reserves in 134 countries of which 22 are transboundary.
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Culture & historyThe Maya civilization was one of the great Mesoamerican and Pre-Columbian civilizations. The Maya were renowned for having the most sophisticated and developed writing system in the Western Hemisphere as well as their…
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ItinerariesThe Gringo trail is a term for places in Latin America visited by gringos, that is, people from North America or Europe. It is the Western Hemisphere's equivalent of tropical Asia's Banana Pancake Trail.
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