Archive for the ‘Travel’ Category
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Oct
21
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As I had mentioned in this post (nearly a month ago), we had checked into the Hotel Marina Copan in Copan Ruinas, Honduras after being rained out at the Copan Ruins. On the desk at the check in was a sign advertising a tour of a local coffee plantation for $25 per person which included lunch.
Today is Blog Action Day 2008 and this year’s focus is on poverty. Poverty can be defined as lack of the common necessities that determine quality of life – lack of safe food, shelter, and clothing, lack of opportunities presented by education, health care, and community.
After getting rained out at the Copan Ruins we decided to find a hotel in the local town and get to the ruins the following day. We headed into town and found a very nice Honduran National Policeman that directed us to the Hotel Marina Copan.
Finally made it to the ‘Mother of all Mayan Ruins’ – Copan. After we left the Parque Arqueologico El Puente, it was only about another an hour and half to the Copan Ruins. We had timed it perfectly. Just as we were entering the parking lot the skies opened up and the afternoon rains commenced. I made a dash to the gift shop and to check out the restaurant while Isabel and Rico stayed in the truck. After about an hour it started to slow down enough for them to get out of the vehicle but we decided that even if we were lucky enough to not have any more rain, it was too late to do the site justice.
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Sep
14
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After a good night’s sleep and great breakfast in Santa Rosa de Copan, we headed off to see some Mayan Ruins. The first stop was about 2 hours away at a small site called Parque Arqueologico El Puente.
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