If you are out to find the most Honduran of foods, you will end up the traditional Honduran baleadas. You might not know it, but baleadas were born in Atlantida. Indeed, the first baleadas were served on the streets of La Ceiba! You will hear natives of San Pedro Sula claim that they invented the baleadas, but this is not …
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A Gastronomical Adventure in Corozal
I was back in Corozal for their fair this last Saturday. Ever since my first visit to explore Corozal last month, I had made it a point of coming back to experience the fair. They celebrate in honor of their patron saint, the Lord of Esquipulas. I arrived early, to get a chance to stroll around the community and get …
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Exploring Corozal, a Garifuna Village in La Ceiba
There is no question that the Caribbean coast of Honduras is Garifuna territory. The municipality of La Ceiba is no exception and has two different Garifuna villages: Corozal and Sambo Creek. Today I am exploring Corozal, a Garifuna village that I fell in love with. It is very easy to get to Corozal. It stands next to the CA13 highway …
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The Jungle Bar
After my Cangrejal River rafting tour, I was enjoying a huge plate of spaghetti with my new friends. It was time to get back to my hotel to take a shower and get into dry clothes. The call of the hammocks was present in my mind. However, I did want to follow up with my new friends, share our experiences …
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Flo’s Atlántida Adventures: Getting lost in Lancetilla
After my morning adventures in Punta Izopo, I met up with some friends who drove me to Lancetilla, one of the largest botanical gardens in the Americas. It is located a few kilometres away from a quaint but busy little beach town called Tela. Unfortunately we went right before it was closed, which I would not recommend doing cause I …
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Flo’s Atlántida Adventures: Felipe’s Farm
Hey everyone, I wanted to write my post about a good friend of mine. His name is Felipe and he is a tour guide, a desk clerk at a cool hostel in town an agroforestry farmer and an all around cool guy. This is a farm that has been in his family for more than 20 years and I was absolutely ecstatic …
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Garifuna Culture in Atlantida
Garifuna Culture in Atlantida is alive and well! At a first glimpse, it might appear to you that the Garifuna are just descendents of African slaves that were brought to America. This is far from the reality! Although the origins do go back to the days when slave runners would capture Africans and bring them to America as slaves, the …
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Atlantida’s Gastronomical Charms
Discover Atlantida’s gastronomical charms! The unique and different history of Atlantida has provided differentiating elements that provide Atlantida with its own gastronomical identity. Now that you know what to look out for, you are ready to go out and try some of Atlantida’s gastronomical charms! As they say in Spanish: Buen Provecho! Or in French: Bon Appetite!
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