Things To Do in Lago de Yojoa

When Hwy. CA 5 was being built, they discovered this underground passage. Explorers have traversed more than a dozen kilometers, and they still have yet to reach an end. Guides -- they're free, but you should tip -- at the entrance will lead you around the first few hundred meters…

A few minutes past D&D Brewery, a visit to this 78-hectare (193-acre) eco-park makes for a pleasant way to spend a half day. Various trails dissect the property, passing clusters of citrus trees and coffee plants, a Lenca ball court, and cool streams. There is excellent bird…

This small Lenca site on the northern edge of the lake is a far better eco-park than an archeological one. Just a few mounds and piles of stones can be found at the site, which dates back to approximately 700 B.C. More exciting are the 6km (3.7 miles) of stone paths and dirt trails…

The majestically misty mountains along the eastern side of the lake make up this 478-sq.-km (185-sq.-mile) park. The base of the park comprises coffee plantations and tropical forests, which turn to pine forests that then turn to cloud forests as the mountain climbs to a height of…

This cloud-forest park on the western side of Lago de Yojoa is dominated by the second-highest peak in the country, Santa Bárbara, which is sometimes called El Maroncho. The mountain is as pristine as they come, and visitors here are rewarded with some of the biggest biodiversity in…

Pulhapanzak is the awe-inspiring waterfall that adorns the tourist brochures and posters you see when you land at pretty much every airport in Honduras. The 43m-high (141-ft.) waterfall on the Río Amapa crashes down to a rocky base and radiates a heavy mist from the moist tropical…