One thing we continue to learn is that transportation in Latin American takes about 3 times longer than in the US. We looked at the map when leaving the farm, intent on getting to Copán Ruins in Honduras the same day. It is only about 200 miles. We would make that trip in Montana in about 3 hours. Not here. About 5 hours into our bus trip we had just crossed the Honduran border (about half way) and decided it was too late to continue. (It gets dark here around 6pm and we didn't want to navigate public transportation after dark). We picked up the journey the following day, traveling another 4 hours to Copán.
The ruins are considered the Paris of the Mayan world. Lots of ornate carvings, tombs and monuments. The place is practically a wildlife refuge for birds, too. Dozens of scarlet macaws flew overhead while we walked through the ancient site. And I was almost pooped on by one of those beautiful, exotic creatures while admiring from below. Everybody poops.
After spending a couple days at Copán we just arrived today to San Pedro Sula. Tomorrow we will pick up my friend, Kathy Keys, from the airport. She chose to take her vacation to visit us! We'll spend our time together on the Caribbean Bay island of Utila checking out whale sharks, snorkeling and maybe SCUBA diving.
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