It’s the first time rugby is being played in Honduras’ history and the sport’s local history started on Roatan.The idea came from Matthew Harper, a South African businessman who has lived on Roatan since 1987.
Turtle Grass Marina in Calabash Bight might not have a road, but they are a decade ahead of other places accepting payments in Lempiras, Dollars, by credit card and…
Here on the lovely Roatan we have many gated communities that have common grounds, pools, waterfront, beaches, lagoons, palapas, marinas, docks, and roads.
One of the most illustrious and capable of all the privateers to visit Roatan was Captain William Dampier. He sailed to the islandin 1679 when he was 28. He had just met John Coxen on a logwood cutting mission in Belize.
SOL steps in where parents can’t or won’t, it’s like a neighborhood hangout place form 1950s America. Sandy Bay, the neighborhood where SOL is based, is a community under enormous stress with many single parents and young mothers trying desperately to keep their families afloat.
Gregor MacGregor was as a colorful scammer as you get. From a good Scottish family and seemingly trustworthy, this XIX century adventurer capitalized on the gullibility of his fellow Scotsmen who didn’t understand the realities of Central America.
Understanding one’s environmental impact and acting accordingly is something learned over time through education and by following the example set by family, friends and teachers.
It was once called Dalrymple Bay, a perfect little harbor able to shelter vessels from the strongest storms. Now it is now called Neverstain Bight and it is the last bight on the island without a house built on it.
Standing just short of two meters in stature and topped with a head of dreadlocks, Lisandro Cabrera, a 37 year-old Argentinean musician has become a fixture on to Roatan music circuit.
