Founded as the Villa de Puerto Caballos in 1524, this port has become the most important port city in Central America. Through it, most of the goods that are imported or exported to the country are embarked.

Located only 55 km from San Pedro Sula, it has become, together with this industrial city the most important economic growth area of the country. Today, Puerto Cortes is a bustling port, where you can see a lot of seafaring activity every day of the year. Puerto Cortes is connected to San Pedro Sula via a modern four lane highway that covers the entire route of 55 km between both cities.

Located in the northern part of the country, San Pedro is only a few miles from the coast and has always played a major role in Honduran history. The city was founded the 27th of June, 1536 by Don Pedro de Alvarado himself.

The Spanish conqueror founded it with the name of "Villa de San Pedro de Puerto Caballos" and within the next 5 years it was known as San Pedro Sula, with the name Sula deriving from the local dialect Usula, meaning "valley of birds"..

The capital of the department is the City of Santa Barbara an old colonial city.
Because of its geographic location, Santa Barbara offers unique climatic conditions for the growing of coffee, which has become the main staple in the area.

The Bay Islands of Honduras offer a very different world from that of mainland Honduras. The Islands history, which includes many disputes between the Spaniards and the British during colonial times, with the British actually controlling the islands most of time, have given the islands a unique heritage.

There are several islands within the department, with three larger ones being the most popular with tourists: Utila, Roatan and Guanaja. English is so widely spoken in the Islands.

Livingston is the name of a town in the Izabal province of Guatemala, at the mouth of the Rio Dulce at the Gulf of Honduras. It was Guatemala's main port on the Caribbean Sea before the construction of Puerto Barrios. Livingston is noted for its unusual mix of Garífuna, Maya, and Latino people and culture. In recent decades Livingston has developed a large tourist industry.

Livingston is named after USA jurist and politician Edward Livingston who wrote the Livingston Codes which were used as the basis for the laws of the liberal government of the United States of Central America in the early 19th century.

Tikal was once a wealthy metropolis of 100,000 inhabitants and the seat of power for the great Jaguar clan lords. Today, Tikal attracts archeologists from all around the globe and the wild-live surrounding the ruins makes it a naturalist's dream.

Because of its importance and magnificent combination of nature and archaeological remains, Tikal has been declared a Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO.

The Rio Dulce is a large river that is 500 to 1500 meters (1/3 to 1 mile) wide over much of its length. The narrowest spot is at a point called La Vaca where the river narrows to a little over 100 meters (300 feet) as it squeezes through The Canyon.

The river and both lakes are navigable by vessels of modest draft. The river and lakes are fed by many smaller rivers and countless creeks and streams. Many of these rivers can be traveled for miles by dinghy or canoe through beautiful forests and grassy meadows.

The archaeological site of Quirigua contains the largest stelae ever discovered in the Mayan world. Quirigua is just 94 kilometers from Puerto Barrios on the road to Guatemala City, making it the closest place from the capital to see important ruins.

Quirigua is one of the smallest Mayan cities, but one of the most notable due to its splendid series of monuments. Quirigua was probably founded in the Late Pre-Classic era and flourished until the 10th century, when it was abandoned for unknown reasons.

Copan Ruinas is located on the Western side of Honduras, very near the border with Guatemala. It is only 12 km from the border crossing point of El Florido, and about 240 km from Guatemala City and 160 km from San Pedro Sula, which is the main Honduran gateway into Copan.

The road from San Pedro Sula to Copan takes you through a large commercial town called La Entrada de Copan, ( The Entrance to Copan) which is still 64 km. From Copan Ruinas. Facilities: Telephone and fax, e-mail & Internet.

With a population of over 25,000, Santa Rosa is the most important commercial and political city in western Honduras. It serves as the administrative center for the departments of Copan, Lempira and Ocotepeque.

According to official records, Santa Rosa de Copan was a significant a village, then known as “Los Llanos" as far back as 1791, and in 1812 it was declared a municipality. When the department of Copan was split away from the department of Gracias (now Lempira), Santa Rosa de Copan was immediately declared the capital of the new department.

One of the best kept secrets in Honduras is the colonial city of Gracias. Capital of the department of Lempira, in Western Honduras, Gracias is accessible from Copan via the Western Highway towards Santa Rosa de Copan. Just before getting to Santa Rosa there is a highway leading south, that will take you directly to Gracias in less than an hour, if you are traveling by car.

This City was founded in 1536, by Capt. Juan de Chavez and the original name was Gracias a Dios. Three colonial churches stand within the center of the city, San Sebastian, Las Mercedes and San Marcos, with a fourth one, Santa Lucia close by in a neighboring village.

La Esperanza is located about 65km from the city of Siguatepeque, which is the halfway point on the San Pedro Sula to Tegucigalpa highway. With an altitude of one mile over sea level, (1,600 m.) climate here is famous for being the coldest in Honduras.

Founded as Santa María de la Nueva Valladolid de Comayagua. The city itself is built according the Old Sapnisj tradition, a square central park and street laid out in a square fashion. It is located in the middle of a large valley sorrounded mountains.

Tegucigalpa, the capital of Honduras, a city with very pleasant climate, Tegucigalpa is nestled in a valley at about 3000-ft making its climate ideal. A gateway into Pacific Coast, as well as to the numerous attractions that are located in central and southern Honduras.

Yojoa Lake is a natural lake, surrounded by massive mountains, amongst which is Cerro Santa Barbara, the second highest peak in Honduras with almost 8,000 ft of altitude over sea level. These majestic mountains, which surround the lake, are home to two of Honduras's National Parks: Santa Barbara on the Northern shore, and Azul Meambar on the Southern shore.

The combination of vegetation and water create an impressively diverse habitat that is home to many different species of flora and fauna. Just as an example, the lake is home to over 373 species of birds!

Tela is located within the department of Atlantida, of which La Ceiba, located 100 km. east is the capital. Tela has become famous for its beaches, however, there is much more to Tela than beaches. The home base for the Tela Railroad Company for many years, owners and producers of the famed Chiquita bananas, Tela retains the air of a true banana town.

Tela offers the natural beauty of its beaches, its exuberant tropical vegetation in three distinct areas: Lancetilla Gardens, Punta Sal National Park and Punta Izopo Wildlife Refuge, as well as the cultural experience of the Garifuna Culture.

La Ceiba is the third largest city in Honduras, and is probably the country's most vibrant. A relatively young city, it got its name from a huge Ceiba tree that was next to the beach and provided shade to the workers at the dock and locals during the afternoon. It is the capital of the department of Atlantida, one of the 18 departments of Honduras.

La Ceiba has long been the operation hub of the Standard Fruit Company, producers of bananas, pineapples, grapefruits and many other agricultural goods that Honduras exports. Although La Ceiba is not their port for major shipping activities, it is their administrative hub. The main port for their exports is Puerto Castilla, opposite of Trujillo in the beautiful Bay of Trujillo, 100 miles east of La Ceiba.

The region east of Trujillo, and towards the Nicaraguan border is generally referred to as La Moskitia, or the Mosquito Coast. It is very sparsely populated, inaccessible by land and home to the largest tract of virgin tropical rain forest in the North American hemisphere.

A good part of this area is protected by law under one of three distinct zones:The Rio Platano Biosphere Reserve, the Tawahka Anthropological Reserve and the Patuca National Park. The area is populated by several indigenous groups, of which the Pech, Tawahka, Garifuna and Miskitos are the most predominant.

The region east of Trujillo, and towards the Nicaraguan border is generally referred to as La Moskitia, or the Mosquito Coast. It is very sparsely populated, inaccessible by land and home to the largest tract of virgin tropical rain forest in the North American hemisphere.

A good part of this area is protected by law under one of three distinct zones:The Rio Platano Biosphere Reserve, the Tawahka Anthropological Reserve and the Patuca National Park. The area is populated by several indigenous groups, of which the Pech, Tawahka, Garifuna and Miskitos are the most predominant.