December & January 2020 Happenings
Roatan is the only place to try skydiving in Honduras. Skydive Roatan traces its roots to Tela where David Cordenos begun a skydiving school in 2015.
Roatan’s Beauty, Truth & Wisdom
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Off Island Perspective – December 2019 & January 2020
Japanese Emperor Naruhito has performed ancient, secretive ritual in which he feasts and sleeps with a “sun-goddess” Amaterasu.
Santos Guardiola’s Comeback
In recent years, the municipality of Santos Guardiola has seen significant positive changes both structurally and economically.
Mid Island Blues
The stretch of Roatan between French Cay and Jonesville Point is a joy to pass on a boat, kayak or paddle board. It’s also a delight to dive there or bird watch.
Guessing Games Doctors Play
I know I’m often told that attorneys speak a different language when we speak in our legal jargon.
The Way Roatan Christmas Used to Be
Gowing up in the community of West End, on the Island of Roatan, during the 1950s and 1960s, Christmas was always ushered in with music.
The Paya Resistance
Throughout the colonial period, and up to the abolition of slavery in 1785, in Spanish held countries, Spain relied almost exclusively on local indigenous labor.
Doña Eufemia’s Lifetime of Wisdom
Doña Eufemia Caballero Meléndez gets up at 5:00 AM on most mornings. Sometimes she stays in bed but no later than 7:00 a.m.
A Jungle Wonderland
Patty McCulla is a singer, songwriter and guitarist. She entertains and connects humorously and openly with her audience.
A Thoroughfare Revolution
Honduras is getting a road infrastructure upgrade. President Juan Orlando Hernández launched a 2018-2020 program of creating new paved road infrastructure named “Open Roads to Development