TEGUCIGALPA
The capital of Honduras located at nearly 1000 meters of altitude, profits from a fresh and pleasant climate. Tegucigalpa is surrounded of a belt of mountains covered with pines. Tegucigalpa means "money mountain".
The cathedral, built to the 18 3rd century has an interior of style baroque and contains many artistic works. A pleasant garden, Parks it Central, is opposite the cathedral.
The centre town knew to preserve interesting buildings: the old university "Antiguo Paraninfo Universitario", now arranged for a museum of art; the Parliament (Palacio Legislativo), of modern design is set up on a system of pillars; The old one Put Presidencial, residence of the president can be visited by the public; and the San Francisco church 16 3rd century old, oldest of the capital are the monuments which represent the greatest interest on the artistic level. The city is crossed by the Choluteca river which separates Tegucigalpa de Comayaguela.Les surroundings from Tegucigalpa
To 7 km in the south-east of the capital draws up interesting Basilique of Suyapa, where the Virgin of Suyapa is, the Holy Owner of Honduras. To 13 km of Tegucigalpa, Santa Lucia is a small typical city which knew to keep the charm of an old Spanish city. To 11 km after Santa Lucia is Valle de Angeles, an old mining city which was restored in the 16 3rd century style. To 12 km surroundings, is another picturesque city, Ojojona which is characterized by its craft industry. In the North-East of the city the National park Tigra is one of the most beautiful places in Honduras. Located at 2270m of altitude, the purpose of the park is to safeguard flora and fauna, and live there in all quietude of the ocelots, the pumas, the monkeys and the quetzals (bird symbolic system of civilizations of Mésoamérique).

COMAYAGUA
Comayagua is the old capital of Honduras (1537-1880), of many vestiges of the colonial time are present in this city.
To visit
The splendid cathedral built between 1685 and 1715. It keeps many treasures of which one of the oldest clock in the world. Manufactured there is more than 800 years by the Moors for the palate of Alhambra, the clock was offered to the city by the king Philippe 2 of Spain. The city also shelters the first university built in Central America (1632), reconverts nowadays in colonial museum. The oldest church, Merced, goes up at 1558. The churches San Francisco (1584) and Caridad (1730) are of also strong architectural interest.

RUINS OF COPAN
The archeological site, classified by UNESCO, is open tous.les.jours and present at the visitors one of the most remarkable cities of Maya Civilization. The Acropolis which contains the sculptures of 16 kings de Copan; the Stele of the Great Place; the court of the play of ball (ball) and its staircases decorated with low hieroglyphic reliefs are of an exceptional beauty.

TELA and TRUJILLO
Are both of the harbour cities and the seaside resorts in full tourist growth. Tela and Trujillo deploy the charm of the beaches to white and powdery sand, with the idyllic decorations, bordered on a side by the coconuts and other by a blue and limpid sea. Trujillo has an interesting archaeological museum as fall it from William Walker, celebrates corsair of the Caribbean. In the west of the city the district Barrio Cristales is where the afro-American community of Garifunas saw. Tela is a place particularly devoted to the dance, the music and idleness. Are particularly attractive the festivities of Tela (June 13) and Trujillo (June 24).

ISLANDS ROATAN, GUANAJA and UTILA
Located at 50 km in the north of Honduras, these islands are the must for fishing and deep-sea diving. It should be known that Honduras is the country, after Australia, which has the largest barrier of coral reefs in the world. Here also it is a succession of landscapes of postcard which constitute these islands. The Western part of Roatan is tourist.

MOSQUITIA
Located at the North-East of Honduras, the area shelters the splendid natural reserve of Rio Platano, classified by UNESCO (surface of 5.251 km²). Circuits in boats are proposed on the rivers and the lagoons of the reserve. Populated by the Mosquitos Indians, Paid and Sumos, Mosquitia is a tropical forest.

HOG ISLANDS
Also called Cayos Cochinos, this small group of islands and reefs is located at 17 km of the coast close to Ceiba. Already inhabited by the Mayas, Hog Islands have the characteristic to present benches of coral reefs of black color. From Nueva Armenia, it is possible to visit by boats Hog Islands.

MARITIME PARK NATIONAL PUNTA SAL
This park contains fôrets of mangrove as well as a small tropical forest, coral reefs and a rock peninsula. The park knew to keep its original aspect, the roads are developed little, however a great project of development in bay of Tela is currently in construction.

EL TIGER (in the south of the country)
In this volcanic island which rises with 783 meters of altitude in the golf of Fonseca, is the village of Amapala. A small wearing of fishermen considered for his kitchen containing fish and of shellfish, its peace and its splendid landscapes. To go in the island, of the small boats and the bus ferry await you Coyolito.