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Travel Guide to Honduras Essentials

Honduras is a Central American country with a population of approximately 8 million. Its capital and largest city is Tegucigalpa. Some key facts about Honduras are: the main language is Spanish, the national flower is the orchid, the national bird is the scarlet macaw, and the average temperatures are hot and humid year-round with an average high of 90 degrees Fahrenheit. The document provides travel information about Honduras such as major cities, airports, holidays, and popular tourist destinations like the Bay Islands of Roatan and Utila.

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Travel Guide to Honduras Essentials

Honduras is a Central American country with a population of approximately 8 million. Its capital and largest city is Tegucigalpa. Some key facts about Honduras are: the main language is Spanish, the national flower is the orchid, the national bird is the scarlet macaw, and the average temperatures are hot and humid year-round with an average high of 90 degrees Fahrenheit. The document provides travel information about Honduras such as major cities, airports, holidays, and popular tourist destinations like the Bay Islands of Roatan and Utila.

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HONDURAS

TRAVEL
INFORMATION

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Population: approximately 8 million


Capital: Tegucigalpa
Main Seaport: Puerto Cortes
Monetary Unit: Lempira
Time Zone: UTC-6: 2 hours behind EST, same as MST.
Major Religion: Roman Catholic
Main Language: Spanish
Honduras Independence Day: September 15th
Other Holidays: Childrens Day (9/10), Good Friday,
Easter, Day of the Soldier (7/20), El Dia de Lempira
(10/3), Christmas, New Year's Eve.
Major Airports: Brus Laguna, Guanaja Airport, Goloson
International Airport (La Ceiba), Juan Manuel Galvez
InernationalAirport (Roatan), Ramon Villeda Morales
Inernational Airport (San Pedro Sula/La Mesa), Puerta
Lempira Airport, Toncontin International Airport
(Tegucigalpa), Utila Airport.
Airlines from the US to Honduras:
American, Delta, Taca, United
National Flower: orchid, Rhyncholaelia digbyana
National Bird: Scarlet Macaw
Average Temperatures: average high is 90; average low (in mountain areas) is 68.
Mainly hot and humid year-round.
Precipitation: months with highest average: September, June, May, October
Major Archaeological Sites: Copan, Cerro Palenque, El Puente, Las Naranjos, Margarita Tomb,
Playa de los Muertes, Talgua caves, Travesia, Yarumela, the Mosquito Coast
Major Resort Sites: Roatan, Palmetto Bay (World's 2nd largest coral reef), La Moskitia,
Gracias, Comayagua, Utila
Weekly English-Language Newspaper: Honduras This Week

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