Copan - Part 1 - Travel

Six of us from Monkey Bay took an inland excursion to Copán Ruinas, Honduras, to see the Mayan ruins at Copán. Traveling with us were Bill and Pat s/v Mobetah, and Terry and Sandy s/v Gambit II. We made it easy on ourselves and hired a van to take us, rather than deal with the several bus changes it requires otherwise. Crossing the border is very easy, as Honduras, Guatemala, El Salvador, and Nicaragua have an agreement that allows their citizens to travel freely across the borders. This agreement, known as C4, also allows citizens from some countries, including the US and Canada, in our case, to cross the borders with very limited formalities. The town of Copan Ruinas, which is very close to the Mayan ruins, is becoming a tourist destination, but it is remote, so it has not (yet) been overrun by the visitors. We saw very few other tourists while we were there.

John, the marina manager at Monkey Bay taking us to Bruno's Hotel and Marina in town to meet up with our van ride.

front - Bill (Mobetah) Sandy (Gambit II)

standing - John

back - Norm

Our ride

Roadside stop for a snack or lunch

All the buses stop here, so we have been here a few times

Clearing with immigration at the Guatemala - Honduras border