Tour of Honduras

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The Pro and Tourist Attractions of Honduras

Honduras is a country located in Central America and bing the North Pacific Ocean (the Gulf of Fonseca ) and the Caribbean Sea . It is a great tourist attraction , .a wonderland of Maya ruins , cloud forests full of toucans , monkeys and jaguars , tiny villages perched on hillsides (Fiallos , 2006 , 5 . Though it can not offer visitors high-quality luxury hotel services , it is the place for all tastes , where tourists can enjoy

diving , rafting , hiking , exploring the remains of ancient cities or getting pleasure from beautiful nature : gardens and forests with over 700 species of birds and 7 ,500 species of plants (Fiallos , 2006

as our State of Tennessee . The country has bs with Nicaragua to the southeast and with Guatemala and El Salvador to the west . Also , the country controls a number of islands in the Caribbean Sea , including the Bay Islands (Islas de la Bahia ) and the Roatan Islands (Isla de Roatan as well as some very small islands in the Gulf of Fonseca , including Isla Exposicion , Isla Zakate Grande and El Tigre . Honduras has 644 km of the Caribbean coastline and 153 km of the Pacific coastline (CIA , 2008 .About 80 of the country 's territory is covered with mountains , which elevate to the west of Honduras and have the highest peak at the Cerro de Las Minas (2 ,850 m . The majority of mountainous territories are covered with pine and broad-leaf forests . The north Caribbean coast is covered with plains and valleys , including a large underdeveloped area called La Mosquitia and heavily populated region San Pedro Sula . Pacific lowlands are quite narrow and swampy areas , which are used mostly for agriculture and seafood production

The climate of Honduras varies from subtropical and tropical in lowlands to moderate in mountainous regions . Central and southern areas are hotter and less humid than northern regions . Seasonal temperature changes are not substantial and average temperature along the Caribbean coast is 80F in summer and 75F in winter . At that , this region can be characterized with a great amount of rainfalls . Central mountainous regions are colder , with average temperature 77F in summer and 72F in winter . The Pacific coast of Honduras has hot and relatively dry climatic conditions , with average temperature 78F . Hurricanes and storms are quite frequent in Honduras : they occur along both the Caribbean and Pacific coasts

The population of Honduras density exceeds 65 per sq km . Overwhelming majority of the population (more than 90 ) are people of Spanish origin (mestizo , 7 of the population is indigenous ethnic groups , 2 is people of African origin and 1 is people of European origin . Greater part of the population lives in the western regions of the country and San Pedro Sula valley and the eastern parts are inhabited by indigenous groups Miskita and Pech . Dominating religion is Catholicism (97 , the rest are Protestants and the adherents of local beliefs and traditions (CIA , 2008...