Sites To See In Honduras

Seeing the sites in Honduras should include trips to some of the most famous and striking natural wonders the country has to offer. Visiting some of the most awe-inspiring cultural and historic sites built by humans in Honduras is essential too.

The natural land and seascape of Honduras have many wonders to take in, including the Bay Islands which are the home of the second largest barrier reef in the world. The waters surrounding the Bay Islands are a shade of brilliant blue, making them an inviting spot for divers, snorkelers and beach combers from around the world. Viewing the reef will be a memory of a lifetime, with few having experienced such diverse and natural beauty in their lives.

The Celaque National Park, a spiritual center-point for the native population of Honduras, offers a brilliant view of forests draped in streaming clouds, with the highest peak in the country jutting up in these forests to the height of 9,350 feet above sea level. Serious hikers as well as those out for a casual walk will enjoy the trails in Celaque, with guided hiking tours available from park staff.

Lago de Yojoa, the country's largest naturally occurring lake, rests alongside the San Pedro Sula highway. The lake, with the backdrop of the mountains of Santa Barbera, is surrounded by various marshlands and forests and home to a wide array of bird species and other wildlife.

Located north of Lago de Yojoa are the Pulhapanzak Falls, pouring down from a height of 141 feet. The falls are surrounded by natural, privately owned and protected woodlands and forests, offering a brilliantly beautiful natural image from the base of the falls.

Man-made sightseeing in Honduras should include the capital city of Tegucigalpa. With a population of more than one million, the city sits in a valley, located high in the mountains, with the River Choluteca cutting straight through the city. The city is packed with historic sites, markets, museums, shopping venues, and dining locations. When in Tegucigalpa, a visit to Iglesia de los Delores, built in 1732, will be filled with sights of beautiful, religious art, including an intricately decorated interior dome.

A trip to Copan is in order, where the simple town is adorned with cobblestone streets and red-tiled, white adobe buildings. At the center of the town, a traditional colonial church resides in the plaza, providing a glimpse of the area's history.

Traveling even farther into the history of the Honduran people, visitors to the Ruins of Copan will see the remains of a civilization dating back to the 5th century. No trip to Honduras would be complete without seeing the Ruins of Copan, a cornerstone of Honduran history.

The Museum of Anthropology and History in San Pedro Sula provides even more insight into the history of the country and its peoples, with most museum displays featuring English translations. The city of San Pedro Sula offers numerous shops and dining spots and a grand open-air market that attracts many tourists.

Traveling from city to city, or from an historic site to the city, can be filled with sightseeing experiences in Honduras, sometimes even more striking than the planned sightseeing on one's agenda. Rural Honduras can include glimpses of adobe brick construction sites, where laborers carve bricks from the earth itself. Small farms scattered in the countryside, with corn, bananas, sugar cane, cacao, beans and pineapple, fill the landscape along the roadsides.

Holy Week in Santa Rosa de Copan is a unique experience, a sightseeing adventure for those interested in people-watching and experiencing the greatness of Honduran expressions of faith and joy. Visiting Santa Rosa during this time is best done with advanced reservations but a trip to Santa Rosa throughout the rest of the year can also provide incredible sights to take in. The view of the sunset from the city alone, as the sun settles into the hills on the horizon, has been called breathtaking by many visitors.

Honduras has a number of common tourist locations, as well as many less traveled paths for visitors to appreciate. Taking beautiful pictures and finding memorable sites to explore is easy when surrounded by the natural splendor and examples of human ingenuity that are Honduras.