 This
twelve hour excursion is perhaps the most rewarding
of all in Honduras. It will take you deep into the heart
of the country and will give you a glimpse of the varied
landscapes and the opportunity to view one of the most
significant Maya sites in Central America.
The ancient Maya City of Copán enthralled travelers
ever since adventure travelers Stephens and Catherwood
“discovered” it during the mid nineteenth
century. Copán has been the focus of the most
continuous sustained investigation in all the Maya World.
The results are easy to see. More mystery of the ancient
Maya culture has been unraveled here than anywhere else.
Departing Puerto Cortes in your air-conditioned coach,
the first 45 minutes is the main road to San Pedro Sula.
This heavily traveled industrial area has many manufacturing
plants and factories and is virtual forest of billboards
and signposts. As the countryside opens up beyond San
Pedro Sula, you will begin to see the more typical lowland
scenery until you reach La Entrada. This town marks
the change from the lowlands to the highlands. As you
climb into the highlands, the landscape changes and
becomes more breathtaking. The winds its way to the
hills, passing tobacco plantations, rustic villages
until you reach the plateau where Copán is located. |
Honduras
mainland boasts a coastal line of miles of white-sand
unspoiled beaches on the Caribbean Coast. In addition
Copan, one of the Maya’s most fascinating city–states,
and the most glorious of all according to many experts,
is located in western Honduras. Copan has long been considered the most artistically advanced and elaborate of
all the Maya cities.
Passengers
will be picked up in Pt. Cortes or Omoa, visiting San Pedro
Sula the second largest City in Honduras located in the
northern part of the country; this city has always played
a mayor role in Honduras and has been named the Industrial
Capital of the country. 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 was known as San Pedro Sula, with the name Sula
deriving from local dialect Usula, meaning “Valley
of Birds”. At the western part of the City you will
appreciate magnificent Mountain scenery. In the city you
will visit the Guamilito Market offering some of the
most complete selection of Honduras handicrafts, and the
Museum of Anthropology and History of San Pedro Sula.
Lunch will be served at a local Deluxe Club in a nice residential
area.
Lovely
forested mountains comprising some of the protected
land of Honduras surround Lake Yojoa, the largest natural
lake in Honduras. Popular for it’s bass, it is
becoming an important sport fishing center. 
