Honduras
is a pleasant surprise for the savvy traveler. Still relatively
undiscovered, the former banana republic offers superb diving
and fishing in the incomparable Bay Islands, laid-back
atmosphere, palm-lined sandy beaches, colonial forts, and
Garifuna culture on the Caribbean coast, jungle expeditions in
the sparsely populated and virgin Mosquitia region, and the
stunning ruins of Copan, one of the most incredible vestiges of
Maya culture in all Central America.