El Planeta Platica (The Earth Speaks):
Eco Travels in Latin America
ISSN 1089-8395
Volume 4, Number 2
Honduras Unplugged
May 1997
Central America's greenest gem - Honduras offers a hundred options for any
eco traveler. This is the most mountainous country in Central America. It
also has some of the region's best beaches. Glide through the mangroves or
snorkel over the reefs. While you're preparing your trip, check out the
online index of the upcoming guidebook, Honduras: Adventures in Nature,
co-authored with the exceptionally talented Jim Gollin.
New - You can now Search this website (http://www.planeta.com)
Ron Mader, Publisher
El Planeta Platica: Eco Travels in Latin America
Email: ron@greenbuilder.com
Honduras Unplugged Features
[G] Visiting La Muralla - Craig Perham
Only ten years old, this national park has one of the better infrastructures
in Honduras, allowing visitors the opportunity to experience the richness of
Honduran tropical forests.
[G] Digging 3,000 Years into the Past - Timothy Berg
The author has always enjoyed exploring new terrain, although he never
dreamed he would be part of an archaeological find and an adventure of such
importance.
[G] Ecotourism in El Carbon - Kevin Postma and Kate Thomson
This Olancho site has great potential as an eco/ethnic tourism website, run
by the Pech themselves.
[G] Joint Effort to Save Lagoons, Livelihoods in Honduras - TCNB
On the northern coast, Jeannette Kawas National Park is named after a famous
Honduran environmentalist.
[G] Tropical Butterfly Farm and Gardens - Robert Gallardo
Robert Gallardo has created a display of live butterflies where you can
relax in a swimming hole, birdwatch and much more.
[G] Bahia de Trujillo: Refineria o Ecoturismo - Jaime Bustillo y Suyapa
Dominguez
Contratio a lo que opinan algunos, el ecoturismo y la presencia de una
refineria en el mismo lugar, NO SON COMPATIBLES.
[G] Visitor Information for the Rio Platano Biosphere Reserve - Arden Anderson
Recent travel information from La Mosquitia.
[G] Working Notes from La Ceiba Conference (04/96)
Previously featured on this website, here are the notes from 1996 conference
on ecotourism.
Specialized Tours
° Summer 97 - Agalta Babilonia Tour with Mark Bonta (motmotmab@mail.utexas.edu)
° December 97 - Affordable Mosquitia with Derek Parent (derekp@vir.com)
Resources for Travel in Honduras
[G] Protected Areas in Honduras - Inclusive index of materials, maps and
resources.
[G] Environmental Contacts in Honduras - Regularly updated list.
[G] Central American Environmental Travel Contacts -
Continually updated - here's the list of regional environmental providers,
destinations and services. I'm biased, but I think this is the best index
online.
Other Honduras Websites
[B] Kudos to the fine webmasters and hosts of the following content-rich
archives on Honduras:
Honduras: La Mosquita (Derek Parent) | Honduras on Shortwave | Tela - World
Headquarters Travel Services | Coconut Telegraph | Foods of Honduras |
Lonely Planet - Destination Honduras | Green Arrow Guide to Honduras |
Honduras This Week Newspaper | Honduras Resources - Alejandro Hernandez |
Garifuna World Home Page | Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Honduras |
Committee for the Defense of the Gulf of Fonseca (CODDEFFAGOLF) | Honduras
Information Project | 06/97 Mesoamerica Conference | Embassy of Honduras -
Index Page
Bridges and Borders - Ron Mader
[G] Email
According to net watchers, email, not websites, is the driving force on the
internet. Most people still use their email accounts to request information.
And businesses, government agencies and environmental groups alike are at a
loss for knowing how to provide this information.
Research
[B] Bulletin Board Discussion - What is Ecotourism?
[G] A Guide for Ecotourism Operators - Judy Karwacki
[G] Environmentally Sensitive Hotels - Kimberly Moffitt and David Engeldrum
[G] Community Based Ecotourism and Community Building: The Case of the
Lacandones (Chiapas) - Axel Kersten
[G] Tourism and regional development in Mexico and Chiapas after NAFTA -
Axel Kersten
[G] Mapping Out Calakmul - Cynthia Brink and Laray Polk
[G] Chile's Torres del Paine National Park - Brent Chism
[G] Conservation and Development in Argentina - Arthur Oyola-Yemaiel
Otros Viajes
[G] Nazca: Misteriosos dibujos rituales, visibles desde lo alto - Armin Gomez
[G] Zona del Silencio, puerta del universo - Armin Gomez
Book Reviews
The Eco Travels website is now an Associate of Amazon.com. Check out the
reviews and bibliographies and purchase your books online. Sales help
support this website!
Endangered Mexico | Mexico's Colonial Heart | A Condor Brings the Sun |
So Sings the Blue Deer | Ecotourism Equation
Other Tours:
° Savvy Traveler (SavvyTravl@aol.com) announces a September environmental
education trip to the Galapagos Islands.
° August Costa Rica Tour with Ann Becher. Contact Halin Tours
(halintours@aol.com)
Networking: Do you have a job available in ecotourism? Are you looking for
something?
Conduct an online search in this forum.
Upcoming Issues of El Planeta Platica (Writer's Guidelines are available):
Ejidos and Ecotourism
Mountains and Sierra
How to build the perfect trail
All stories copyrighted 1997. Contact authors directly if you want permission
to reprint an article. Questions? email ron@greenbuilder.com
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