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Honduras - 2006-07-16-HO
Pictures of the city of Copan, about 2 miles from the Ruinas and about 12 kilometers from the Guatemalan border. Copan is roughly 500 miles from Managua, from where we drove. If one were to drive non-stop, it would take approximately 12-14 hours.
Copan Ruins - 2006-07-17-HO
Copán is a Pre-Columbian city located in extreme western Honduras, in the Copán Department, near to the Guatemalan border. It is the site of a major Maya kingdom of the Classic era. The kingdom flourished from the 5th century AD to the early 9th century, with antecedents going back to at least the 2nd century AD. By the time of the Spanish conquest of Honduras, the site had long been overgrown by rainforest. And finally the last few pictures are of the "modern" town of Copan.
Return to Nicaragua - 2006-07-18-HO - 2006-07-19-HO
The first series is the drive back from Copan to Tegucigalpa where we spent the night, and then the second series is returning from Tegucigalpa to Managua. The people were being bused in from the countryside to Managua to celebrate "Liberation Day" on July 19 which acknowledges the 1979 uprising, when Nicaraguans rebelled against the dictator, Anastasio Somoza.
Comayagua & Tegucigalpa, Honduras - 2007-12-15-HO
Pictures of driving from the current capital, Tegucigalpa, to what used to be the capital, Comayagua. Also pictures of the return trip.
Soto Cano Air Base (Palmerola), Honduras - 2007-12-15-SC
A revisit to a relic of the Cold War. First established in 1981, it was used as a joint base of operations in support of the Contras in the 1980s. Currently it is used to support counterdrug operations as well as humanitarian efforts throughout Central America. It is wholly owned by the Government of Honduras and is also the location of the Honduran Air Force Academy.
May, 2009 trip to Honduras - 2009-05-24-HO
A nice bus and truck collision. Fog in the mountains.
October, 2009 Tegucigalpa, Honduras - 2009-10-31-TEG
Pictures of Tegucigalpa and the surrounding area.
Christmas Day, 2010 Olancho, Honduras - 2010-12-25-HO
Pictures of Olancho and the surrounding area. The boondocks.
March, 2011 Tegucigalpa, Honduras - 2011-03-20-HO
Pictures of a private beach hotel in Omoa and the surrounding area on the North Coast about 10 kilometers from Guatemala and 205 miles (330 KM) from Tegucigalpa.