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THE ROUTE
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Few days back, crossing the Honduras border
Another informal border
As promised, here is an account of the few days before our small incident. We are now in Las Minas, Honduras, at a friend house, thanks to my brother Sergio from New York. We were able to find a mechanic in San Pedro who is taking care of the car, and who seemed optimistic when we delivered it. Now, we can just wait and wait for his word.
Our new family in Guatemala
So back a little bit, after a last night in Guatemala, where a nice family let us sleep in front of their house, we woke up early morning, and took the direction of the Honduras border crossing.
Armed guards are everywhere in Honduras
We were there few hours later, and it took us two hours and US$ 40 to do the immigration process and the temporary import of the vehicle. We were excited to let one more country behind, and at the prospect of a country where gasoline would be cheaper than Guatemala.
The Copan Ruinas market
Few minute after the border lays Copan, the country most amazing Maya archeological site, as well as the cute town of Copan Ruinas. After visiting the town, we decided to wait for the following day to visit the ruins, and went to find a place we could camp and cook diner.
Cooking tortillas the old way, in the ashes
The rancher's family
The Copan ruins
Going up in the mountain, we found a farm, and asked the owner for a refuge. He did not only let us camp, but also invited us to the family table, teaching us about traditional food from his country. After saying good-bye, we went down to the ruins in the morning. The site is the most significant in Honduras, and marks the most southern point of the Maya dominance. The northern border of influence being the ruins of Palenque, one of our previous stop.
When the ruins were first examined, in 1839, they were under heavy vegetation. And still today, major discoveries are being done. It takes four hours to visit the site, and there is also a museum and some tunnels we skipped.
Copan with the mountains in the background
Also of interest, a 45 minutes path in the jungle where if you are lucky, you can catch a glimpse of the local animals. Bring insect repellent, unlike us.
There are still many years of work ahead
I should be able to give an update tomorrow on our situation, and give more details on what happened in the infamous mountains.
10 Responses to “Few days back, crossing the Honduras border”
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Awesome site a lot history here for sure. People their seem so friendly too.
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Okay, that’s the spirit. Keep up the positive side of life. And keep the rubber side down. Good luck and see you on the road a little further. Currently we are in La Paz, Bolivia.
Adventurous greetings,
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Bill McLandless December 15th, 2009 at 10:15 pm
What?!?!?! You did not bring what??? I thought your friend from the video told you to bring plenty of repellent. I hope you bought the mosquito net at least. Don’t be cheap. I don’t want you to get some disease, especially when you are in South America, or Africa. Peace Bro!!
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Glad to see you both are still making the best of it while the truck is in the “hospital”. Thank you for keeping us posted on your journey.
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Suzanne December 16th, 2009 at 9:04 am
phew. I was holding my breath for that one! If you can find laundry dryer sheets they are good for keeping bugs away. I guess you wad them up in your pockets.
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Aaron Y. December 16th, 2009 at 10:03 am
The resolution on my computer screen is bad… But is that a gun tucked into the waistband of the ranchers pants? If so, then wow!
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Jaime V December 16th, 2009 at 1:40 pm
No kidding! It is a gun, good catch Aaron Y! That cracks me up! I love readding your posts Nick. It does seem like this is a whirlwind trip so far, I hope you are having the time of your life even with all the hickups. Good Luck and I will stay tuned!
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Wow! The guy cooking the tortillas is packing heat! Good Luck Nick. I’ve been following you from the beginning. I check the site daily.
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Bill McLandless December 16th, 2009 at 9:58 pm
Wow, I thought it was a gun at first, and I was right. I hope he doesn’t shoot himself…. you know where. What an idiot, Plaxico got lucky but this guy could end up shooting his family jewels. I’m glad you are safe Nick. Keep those pics coming. You need to spend some time on the beach. And you should also post more pictures of Nadia. Too bad she had to make the trip to San Pedro by herself. And be a cheapo, go to the dealer as soon as you get to the nearest city. Also, I think that you paid too much for for the part…$450. Next time you should call several dealers and find out if you are not overpaying. Be safe you two!
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I think the majority of the $450 was the labor, travel time to and from the truck to repair it.
