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Caribbean Honduras, Honduras
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Rio Kruta National Park is a national park on the Caribbean coast in eastern Honduras, an area known as the Miskito Coast. It is a massive natural wetland area of more than 115,000 hectares that provides protected habitat for sea turtles, manatees, birds, and a number of mammals and reptiles who thrive in the jungle wetlands.
Traditional restaurant, clean and comfortable serving regional Honduran food. Roast chicken with fried plantains, etc.
Casual beachfront restaurant with a spacious patio dining area. Seafood and regional Honduran cuisine.
Modern beachside hotel with on-site restaurant and bar. Tables outdoors on the beach. Rooms are clean, spacious and well-furnished. Friendly service.
Traditional colonial-style hotel with on-site restaurant and bar (closed Sundays). Ocean views from many rooms. Electricity is provided by generator which runs only a few hours per day (typically 6pm to midnight).
By plane
From Tegucigalpa, CM Airlines flies turboprop aircraft 3 times weekly direct to Puerto Lempira.
By boat
A ferry operates from La Ceiba to Puerto Lempira. It is an 18-hour ride.
Trails lead from town into the jungles. You can hire a local guide in Puerto Lempira to take you on nature hikes or for birdwatching.
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