Mosquito Coast - Moskitia

Mosquito Coast - Moskitia located in the Honduras north coast contains one of the last great tracts of intact primary forest in Central America. This wilderness is one of the few large remnants of the forest that once covered most of the isthmus, forming a biological bridge between the great continents North America and South America.

Moskitia is a mysterious region, of land where the rivers are roads and you travel around in dugout canoes called pipantes.

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Lagunas de Invierno

Lagunas de Invierno is located in the southern part of the country. From the departments of Choluteca and Valle, to about 125 kilometers of the city of Tegucigalpa. It forms part of the protected areas that are distributed in the 165 kms of the Pacific coast of Honduras in the Gulf of Fonseca.

The winter lagoon forms a series of protected areas. The vegetation predominantly covers the forests with mangles of thorny scrubs mixed with trees of jícaros and noses, guanacastes and ceibos. Very recently it has been identified to contain great extensions of small plants of mangle. A type of mangle "natural Bonsai" was formed by stress caused by the extreme environmental conditions of the zone.

Wildlife refuge is made up of following sub units: Bahía de Chismuyo, Jicarito, Guamerú, Guapinol, La Alemania, las Iguanas, Isla del Tigre, Quebrachal, Punta Condega, Punta Ratón, Teonostal e Isla de Exposición.

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Capiro-Calentura National Park/Guaimoreto Lagoon Wildlife Refuge

Capiro-Calentura is a large area of tropical forest above Trujillo on the north coast. It features an old semi-paved trail first used by the Spanish that leads to a cave. Access is from a path that leads up from the fabulous Villa Brinkley. The park is administered by the FUCAGUA group which has its office above the cafe in the round building in the center of the town's main plaza.

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Cusuco National Park

Cusuco National Park is noted for a population of resplendent quetzals, best viewed during nesting season April - May. Located just two hours from San Pedro Sula and easily accessible all year round with a four wheel drive. Cusuco National Park is managed by the Fundacion Hector Rodrigo Pastor Fasquelle offices locatied in San Pedro Sula.

Cusuco National Park is located west to San Pedro Sula, Honduras. the cloud forest has 2 zones.

The core zone and the buffer zone:

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Copan

Copan Ruins are located in western Honduras, 60 kilometers from the border with Guatemala. Copan known as Xukpi to the Maya, was the dominant Mayan city in the southern par of their territory. Its rich stone sculptures and intricate hieroglyphs make Copan a feature attraction along "La Ruta Maya".

Copan offers visitors a feast of Mayan artifacts to discover. The detail and sheer volume of carvings and stelae are impressive; 4,509 structures have been detected with 3,450 of the structures found only 24 sq km surrounding the Principal Group. The Principal Group consists of five basic areas of interest:

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Biosphere Reserve - Reserva de la Biosfera

Biosphere Reserve - Reserva de la Biosfera - Rio Platano is one of the Honduras' earliest protected areas; declared a biosphere reserve in 1980, and declared a UNESCO World Patrimony site in 1982. Currently the largest park in Honduras with an area of 525,100 hectares.

Rio Platano Biosphere Reserve is located in the region of the Mosquitia, distributed between the departments of Olancho, Columbus and Gracias Adios. Its geographic extension borders the coordinates 15m 15' & 15m 57' North latitude, and between the coordinates 84m 35' and 85m 30' latitude West. The total area of the reserve covers an approximated extension with 525,100 hectares, of which 318,200 that corresponds to the zone nucleus (or area of multiple use).

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Barbareta Island/Barbareta Marine National Park

Barbareta Island, assigned the status of Barbareta Marine National Park, has miles of splendid isolated beaches, lush tropical forest, exotic fauna and remote hiking trails. It is only three and a half miles long with Bongus Hill the highest point of the island with views all across the different bays.

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