As the Bay Islands expand in population, economy, and infrastructure, its passenger ferry service is now catching up. As the archipelago’s main engine of development, Roatan is showing no signs of slowing down and 2024 could possibly be another record year for economic growth.
Mrs. Clara has a direct, piercing look and a wide smile. She rolls her graying hair between her fingers. Mrs. Clara looks well less than her 90 years.
As Roatan grows in population, so does the number of people dying on the island each week. A few decades ago Roatan island funerals were a family affair where caskets were built at night during the wake and the dead were buried the following morning.
While Honduras does not have a car factory, it is home to a vibrant automobile repair industry supporting thousands of importers, mechanics, body mechanics and dealers.
On August 13, 2022 Roatan’s Palmetto Bay was the site of the fourth Acropola cross country running event.
With its bow almost touching Roatan’s shore in Dixon Cove, M Alexand, has a story that begins in newly formed Israel and involves an assassination attempt at president of Honduras in 1980s. With a capacity of 4,064 tons M Alexand is the largest shipwreck
Roatan is now home to the world’s biggest turtle sculpture. The Carey Turtle is 96’-6”long and 46 feet wide and weighs 18,000 pounds and after a precarious project of building it, cutting it has been lifted on top of a four-story West End commercial building.
Born on July 29, 1928. Annie Elizabeth Bodden is a quintessential, old school Utilian: soft spoken, witty and tough.
Until the recent road repairs/construction I had not really noticed the volume of vehicles on the island.