The lake is a nature reserve and a haven for bird life. Hired a guide and took a row boat out for the morning.
Spanish Moss - it´s not moss and it´s not spanish, apparently:
Finally got my photo of a hummingbird. I cheated and sat by a feeder in the garden at the hostel. She´s a rufous-tailed hummingbird.
Lots of good hiking around the lake, too. Some impressive waterfalls.
One hike turned into a mushroom spotting expedition.
Took a bus to Copan Ruinas, on the border with Guatemela, for my first taste of Mayan archeology. The site flourished in the eight century AD with 20,000 inhabitants. Very impressive.
The Maya revered the Quetzal and the Scarlet Macaw.
Kings were named after them and they were represented in the architecture.
Hondurans are the friendliest and most heavily armed people I´ve met so far.
Guatemala next...
