La Ceiba has its very own Butterfly Museum! And if we are going to talk about the La Ceiba Butterfly Museum, we must talk about Professor Robert Lehman, the man who created this museum. Professor Lehman is a US citizen who has lived in La Ceiba most of his life. He was a teacher at the Mazapan School, one of …
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Atlantida Calidad Turistica Badge
The Atlantida Calidad Turistica badge is a guarantee of professional good service. It is a seal of quality that you have probably encountered during your travels through Atlantida. If you have not yet visited our destination, you will see this seal of quality at the entrance of some businesses. Restaurants, Hotels and tour operators all display their badge with pride. …
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Protected Areas in Atlantida
You can visit 8 protected areas in Atlantida! Atlantida has a total extension of 4251 square kilometers as its geographic territory, and about half of it is under protected status. Atlantida is certainly a nature lover’s paradise! With three different and distinct hubs, each complementing each other, Atlantida is a rich and diverse nature destination: Tela, on the western end …
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Indura is the Garifuna Word for Honduras
UNESCO has declared the Garifuna culture and language as World Heritage intangible asset. The Garifuna language has linguistic influences from many different languages, including Spanish. When the Garifunas arrived at the Caribbean Coast of Honduras in 1797 and established themselves here they called their new home “Indura”. Basically, they took the name Honduras, where the H is silent in Spanish, …
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Flo’s Atlantida Adventures: Kayaking through Punta Izopo
Punta Izopo is a national park, Garifuna tours offers excursions where you can kayak around the mangroves looking for howler monkeys, alligators, tons of different types of birds, crabs and much more. The lagoons are very calm and so you don’t need to be a kayak expert by any means, which worked out well because I definitely am not. This …
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Zip Line Canopy Tours in Atlantida
Atlantida offers several different Zip Line Canopy Tour options. These zip lines are a popular attraction. There are a total of three Zip Line Canopy Tours in Atlantida. Basically the tour consists of zipping from tree top to tree top, high over the jungle and landing on platforms that allow you to switch to the next zip line to reach …
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Mountains and Forests in Atlantida
Mountains and forests in Atlantida are a very common occurrence! The highest coastal peak in the Atlantic coast of North America is to be found precisely in Atlantida: Pico Bonito. This peak is home to some of the densest tropical forests in Central America. Atlantida, which has three protected areas within the Nombre de Dios Mountain Range, is truly is …
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Rivers in Atlantida
As a general rule, rivers in Atlantida are relatively short. This is because they flow down the steep slopes of the Nombre de Dios Mountains towards the Caribbean Sea. As a result of this, they are usually steep, fast and short rivers. This means that they do not have enough time to merge with other creeks to create a bigger …
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Bird Watching in Atlantida
Birding, or bird watching in Atlantida is certainly one of the activities that is on the rise. Central America has carved itself a niche in this specialty tourism activity, and Atlantida in not only on board, it offers some of the best birding in Central America. The fact that Atlantida has a total of 7 protected areas within its territory! …
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