Honduras Travel Advice

General travel information for Honduras

Continent: Central America

Geographical location: Between the Pacific and Atlantic at the widest point of the Central American land bridge

Highest elevation: Cerro Las Minas (2870 m above sea level)

Longest river: Río Patuca (320 km)

Form of government: Republic System of

Government: Presidential system

Languages: Spanish

Neighboring countries: Guatemala, El Salvador, Nicaragua

Capital: Tegucigalpa

Area: Approx. 112,100 km²

Residents: Approx. 9,182,800 people (2018)

Population density: 79 residents per km²

Religions: Approx. 47% followers of Catholic, 41% of Protestant Christianity

Currency: Honduran Lempira (HNL); 1 euro is about 26.5 HNL. Travel

Climate: Tropical

Time zone: UTC -6

Area code: +504

Country code: HN, HND, 340

Electricity: In Honduras, the type A and B sockets are used. The mains voltage is 110 V with a 60 Hz change interval. A travel plug adapter is an advantage.

Check a2zdirectory for old history of Honduras and agooddir for modern history of Honduras.

Culture and places of interest in Honduras

With the exception of a few remote indigenous settlements, the culture of Honduras is mainly Spanish. Both in Tegucigalpa and in the former capital Comayagua, colonial buildings predominate. The heart of the colonial architecture is the Baroque cathedral of Comayagua from the 18th century. The most significant Indian heritage is the ruins of Copán, a temple complex from the late classical era.

Musically, Honduras is shaped by the coexistence and coexistence of different ethnic and cultural identities. The music of marimba orchestras can be heard at village festivals and other celebrations in the highlands. The marimba is the most popular musical instrument in Honduras; it is played predominantly in the northern coastal area and is used in Afro-Caribbean folklore.

Among the cultural sights in Honduras are the Mayan Copán ruins in the valley of the Río Copán in the far west of Honduras. The ruins have been explored since the middle of the 19th century and have been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1980. Other archaeologically interesting archaeological sites of the Mayas can be found at Los Naranjos and El Puente. Also worth seeing are the caves of Talguá / Catacamas, where the remains of a dozen ceramic vessels and glowing bones of around 200 people were discovered in a cathedral-like room at a depth of 600 m.

The natural beauties of Honduras include the remaining rainforests, which can be visited in the 5000 km² Rio Plátano biosphere reserve. In addition, all the other national parks in Honduras with their unique mountain cloud forests are also worth seeing. Also the largest inland lake of Honduras with around 90 km², the Lago de Yojoa, as well as the Caribbean islands Islas de Bahía with the unique coral reefs should be visited on a trip through Honduras.

Fixed-date holidays in Honduras

Jan 1st New Years

Apr 14th America Day

May 1st Labor Day Sep

15th Independence Day

Oct 3rd Birthday of Morazan

Oct 12th. Columbus Day

Oct 21st Army Day

Dec 25th Christmas

Medical information for Honduras

For legal reasons, we as a tour operator are not allowed to communicate any binding medical information for Honduras and therefore refer to the information provided by the Foreign Office of the Federal Republic of Germany, the Robert Koch Institute and the German Society for Tropical Medicine and International Health

Travel advice for Honduras

You can obtain current travel and safety information, information on entering and leaving the country, as well as special criminal law information and recommendations for your stay in Honduras from the Federal Foreign Office of the Federal Republic of Germany.