Rob and Anna's travel adventure

La Ceiba and Tegucigalpa, Honduras

Anna´s Entry

We spent only two days in La Ceiba after returning back from the Roatan Island. We decided to buy some malaria medication- which was only $1 USD for 5 weeks of medication. In the US similar prescription would be A LOT more, and you will have to pay at least $20 just for a doctor to write you one. From La Ceiba we took a bus directly to Tegucigalpa - the capitol if Hoduras. It was quite an experience. Locals call it ¨Tegus¨, but Rob gave it a new name - Goosi. The city is divided by a river into two parts. The east side is the center Tegus - or Goosi - with more affluent districts. The west side is called Comayguela, and since it is hard to remember and pronounce, Rob called is Chu-manga. The Chu-manga part is a lot poorer and dirtier. Oh boy, what a contrast it was between the Goosi and Chu-manga! The latter was basically one LARGE sprawl of gritty market stalls that went for blocks, and it seemed like for miles. You can find anything from a dead chicken to an expensive leather purse, you name it. Rob seemed fascinated by the whole cultural aspect of the Chu-manga thing, and I was simply over-whelmed. I must say however, that we both found Honduran people to be genuinely helpful - compared to Mexico, Guatemala, or even Nicaragua. Frequently we had Hoduran strangers volunteer to help us wirht directions or questions when they saw us lost or confused. If they would see us struggle with something, they would quickly approach us and help out. Once, one Honduran babushka had to run to catch us to make sure she could explain the directions to us. It was obvious that Honduran helpfulness was very sincere, and we appreciated it a lot. Later on, in our travels we would make a lot of references to¨Honduran friendliness¨ vs the-other type as you would read in my blog dedicated to Leon, Nicaragua.

NOTE - our own photos will be posted at a later time, for now internet links for Tegucigalpa info and photos -

http://www.donquijote.org/destinations/images/Honduras-map.jpg

http://www.greenradish.com/honduras/016_downtown_tegucigalpa.jpg

http://www.guiadelmundo.com/fotos/medium/c/catedrax.jpg

posted by Rob and Anna @ 11:48 AM