Honduras Travel: Safety Advisories and Tourist Attractions You Should See During Your Visit in Honduras

Like any Latin American country, Honduras is rife with beaches, islands, colonial sites, and culture. However, if you are eyeing to add Honduras travel to your list of to-dos with the loosening of COVID rules, there are safety advisories to keep in mind aside from the tourist attractions you are hoping to visit.

Honduras Safety Advisories

U.S. Department of State advises travelers to reconsider travel to Honduras due to crime and COVID-19 pandemic, according to State Department's site.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention raised an Alert Level 3 Travel Notice for Honduras due to COVID-19.

It indicates a high level of COVID-19 in the country. The State Department also cautioned tourists to avoid travel to Gracias a Dios Department due to crime.

Gracias a Dios Department is one of 18 provinces of Honduras, with Puerto Lempira being the capital city of the said province.

The territory is known for its low security and quite high levels of crime, both in urban and rural areas.

The State Department also described it as an isolated area with high levels of criminal activity and drug trafficking, with its infrastructure weak and government services being limited.

Police and military presence in the area is scarce.

In addition, the U.S. government has limited ability to provide emergency services to U.S. travelers in Gracias a Dos as government employees are restricted from traveling to the area.

The State Department also cautioned travelers to avoid demonstrations and avoid walking or driving at night.

Honduras Tourist Attractions

Honduras will never lack in blue waters and fine shores that can be found in Bay Islands, Atlantida, Cortes, and Valle.

One of the most well-known beaches in the area is West Bay on the island of Roatan. Many consider the beach as the "picture-perfect" Caribbean destination, making it one of Honduras' top beaches, according to Touropia.

However, the beach can get crowded, as cruise ships are in port.

Experiencing beach life while knowing the culture and history can be made possible with Trujillo, Colon.

The area is known to have a rich pre-Colombian past that is yet to be investigated more. But it is well believed that the area has a busy colonial past, being caught in the middle of onslaughts of privateers and pirates, according to Honduras Travel site.

If your itinerary is leaning more to learning about Honduras' colonial sites, Santa Lucia in the Francisco Morazan department.

Santa Lucia is considered to be a small colonial municipality and one of the oldest ones. It prides itself on the beautiful lagoon and fresh weather.

Santa Barbara's heritage site showcases exquisite coffee-making, as well as junco craftsmanship. It holds a local fair in December.

Honduras' Comayagua has become a national and international tourist site, drawing dozens of travelers to visit it every week.

Comayagua houses beautiful churches, such as the Santa Maria Cathedral, and has one of the oldest clocks in America.

Foodies can also enjoy in Honduras, with the country offering a gastronomical tour in Copan. Santa Rosa de Copan visitors enjoyed baked chanchita or piglet, the atol chuco, as well as homemade corn cookies, stuffed and toasted.

The Honduras cuisine is heavily influenced by corn, being the food-based of Mesoamerica since its pre-Hispanic peoples inhabiting it. Copan also offers various coffee tours.

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Written by: Mary Webber

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