Los Naranjos, Honduras Travel Journals & Blogs

Sean Plamondon Brazil and Latin America
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- Jul 24, 2022, 10:40am
- ⛅ 25 °C
- Altitude: 649 m
- Honduras Departamento de Cortés Los Naranjos 14.94681, -88.03810914°56’49” N 88°2’17” W
Day 26
Lake Yojoa - Day 1
July 24, 2022 in Honduras ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
Another dramatic drive through and over mountain tops to reach Lake Yojoa. Honduras is extremely mountainous and pretty. I had to circumnavigate the lake to reach my hotel, which is a jungle lodge and also a brewery/roastery. Rustic cabins in the jungle and cute outdoor eating areas and hammocks.

Sampled some of their home brewed beers while waiting for my cabin to be ready and then rented a kayak in the nearby river and made my way to the lake. I thought i was paying for a guided kayak tour but the guy pushed me and my kayak in the river and waved goodbye to me haha. Took quite a while on the river before reaching the lake but worth the effort. Mountains surrounding the lake on all sides but also big dark clouds rolling in, so decided I better start paddling back soon. I found a small cantina on the lakeshore, so I paddled up and as i got out of the kayak, i slipped and fell into the lake with my phone in my pocket!! Uh oh.

Then paddled back furiously to try to beat the storm. Got hit with some rain but ultimately just beat the storm because wow it rained a lot over several hours. Took a small nap and then to the restaurant area for food and beers. I was wearing a port alberni (British Columbia) brewery tshirt that i bought last october when i was there with friends, and a holland guy approached me because he was there in canada a month ago. Chatted a lot with him and his girlfriend. And i also met the general manager of the lodge and chatted with him for over an hour. Then finished the night hanging out with a really nice couple from honduras, carmine and juan carlos who kept filling my glass from their pitcher.

As for my phone, i wasn't able to charge it because there was "moisture in the charging port" area - no kidding! I spent a few hours trying to get the water out and was getting concerned as my battery was getting low and i wouldn't have a way to communicate with the world or even navigate my way out of here haha. And the offline translator on my phone is invaluable to me. I took the fan in my room and put it up against my charging port... and thankfully 8 hours later, the moisture was gone. Phew!! The hotel GM also gave me a bag of rice for it but in the end, i didn't need it.Read more
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Sean Plamondon Brazil and Latin America
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- Jul 24, 2022
- ⛅ 29 °C
- Altitude: 649 m
- Honduras Departamento de Cortés Los Naranjos 14.946823, -88.03812214°56’49” N 88°2’17” W
Day 26
Lake Yojoa - Day 2
July 24, 2022 in Honduras ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C
Started the day with a very tasty honduran breakfast called Baleada which is a tortilla stuffed with all sorts of yummy ingredients. Then drove 40 minutes on winding jungle roads to Pulhapanzak waterfalls, the biggest in honduras.

Got pictures from all the different platforms and then found the office for waterfall excursions. I had read that the tour behind the falls and into caves was excellent so i signed up and ended up part of a huge group (20+) from north carolina. This definitely impacted the adventure.

We hiked to the base of the falls, over rocks and into the water, then climbed into the falls and shimmied in and out of caves, hanging onto ropes as the water pounded us. The size of the group often left me under huge amounts of falling water and intense spray while i waited for the big group to move forward. There was so much water, I often couldn't see and had to follow the rope and find footings semi blindly. And we couldn't all fit in the caves so some of us always were left exposed to the intense spray.

I took a lot of videos with my phone inside a waterproof case but it was hard to hang on to the rope with one hand and hold the phone up with the other. Anyways, easily one of the most intense experiences i have ever had. Wow.

Then decided to also do the zipline over the falls too. Which ended up yielding some unbelievable views. The zipline course had 4 lines over the river before the big drop and another 4 lines over the falls and beyond. Took about an hour and well worth the 20 dollars. Met Nick who works at the American embassy in honduras.

On the drive back to the hotel i passed by some sort of parade being setup, and then i stopped at the river area with all the kayaks just before the hotel and relaxed there for a while. The owner Carlos kept coming by to make sure I was comfortable and happy and eventually asked me to join his table. Left there before sundown. Hung out more with Daniel the general manager of the hotel and Polly from England. She is 22, alone and teaching in the honduras capital for 6 months. Very impressive.Read more
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Zwickermanns on Tour Nord- & Zentralamerika
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- Jul 10, 2023, 7:28pm
- ☁️ 23 °C
- Altitude: 653 m
- Honduras Departamento de Cortés Los Naranjos 14.946667, -88.03833314°56’48” N 88°2’18” W
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Day 370
Die kleine Brauerei mitten im Dschungel
July 10, 2023 in Honduras ⋅ ☁️ 23 °C
Die D&D Brauerei mit schönem Dschungel-Ambiente erinnerte uns sofort an unseren ersten Übernachtungsplatz, Las Nubes, in El Salvador. Wir fühlten uns sofort wohl und probierten noch am Abend das selbstgebraute Bier und das angebotene Essen. 😉 Willkommen in Honduras! Hier ließ es sich gut aushalten und die Nächte waren ebenfalls angenehm. (Was aber daran lag, dass wir uns hier auf knapp 600m befanden.)

Generell hatten wir uns Honduras irgendwie deutlich "süffiger" vorgestellt. - Vielleicht auch, weil der Grenzübergang so dreckig und schäbig war. 🫣 Aber schon auf dem Weg zur Brauerei fielen uns die ordentlichen, oft schicken Häuser und die gut ausgebauten Straßen auf.
Auch durch die Nachbarschaft der Brauerei spazierten wir gerne. Es war einfach richtig schön hier. 🤗

In einem lokalen Imbiss, Comedor Francisca, probierten wir traditionelles hondurianisches Essen: Tortillas con Quesillo und Baleada Sencilla. 🤗
Aber das Highlight war, dass wir direkt neben dem größten See Honduras parkierten. Auf diesem kann man ganz wunderbar Kajak fahren, was wir dann auch gleich zwei Tage nacheinander taten... 🤩

Naja was soll ich sagen... Aus der geplanten einen Nacht bei der Brauerei, wurden am Ende dann 3 Nächte, bevor wir weiter Richtung Küste fuhren! 💁🏼‍♀️Read more
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Traveler Das nenne ich Mal ein schönes Dschungelaberteuer🍻
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Zwickermanns on Tour Ja, das war es 😁😁🤗
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Zwickermanns on Tour Nord- & Zentralamerika
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- Jul 12, 2023, 11:44am
- ⛅ 27 °C
- Altitude: 628 m
- Honduras Departamento de Cortés Los Naranjos 14.93, -88.02666714°55’48” N 88°1’36” W
Day 372
Lago de Yojoa
July 12, 2023 in Honduras ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C
Der Lago de Yojoa ist der größte See in Honduras und der größte Wasserspeicher des Landes. Auch wenn es am Ufer des Kanals, der in den Yojoa führt, viele Restaurants, Bars und Kajakanbieter gibt, so hat man dennoch das Gefühl auf dem See selbst unberührter Natur zu begegnen.

Während wir mit unseren geliehenen "Walmart"-Kajaks herum paddelten, fuhren alte, hölzerne Fischerboote an uns vorbei. Am Ufer standen oft Kinder und Erwachsene, die mit dünnen Schnüren, die über Plastikflaschen gewickelt waren, angelten. Ab und zu fuhr ein Touri-boot mit lauter Musik an uns vorbei. Ansonsten war man fast völlig allein mit den Wasservögel und den kleinen springenden Fischen.

Wir waren schon super lange nicht mehr Kajak-fahren gewesen und es gefiel uns so gut, dass wir uns am Tag darauf gleich nochmal Kajaks mieteten und weiter den riesigen See erkundeten... 😍Read more
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Locos on Tour
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- May 15, 2022
- ☀️ 29 °C
- Altitude: 649 m
- Honduras Departamento de Cortés Los Naranjos 14.946824, -88.03811614°56’49” N 88°2’17” W
Day 134
Los Naranjos, Lago de Yojoa
May 15, 2022 in Honduras ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
Per Schiff und Bus ging es von Roatan zum Lago de Yojoa. Die Reise dauerte ganze 11 Stunden und war ziemlich abenteuerlich. Polizeikontrolle, keine Sitzplätze für einige Stunden und dann übergab sich auch noch jemand auf Eli‘s Fuss…🤮🙃
Drei Nächte wollten wir eigentlich in der D&D Brewery bleiben. Es hat uns jedoch so gut gefallen und es gab so viele Sachen zu machen, dass daraus dann sechs Nächte wurden. Das war unser Programm:
Tag 1: Ausflug mit Kayaks auf dem Lago de Yojoa, dem grössten See in Honduras.
Tag 2: Kleine Wanderung auf einen Hügel in der Nähe und Besichtigung einer Öko-Finca, inklusive Bad im eiskalten Fluss.
Tag 3: Ausflug zum Wasserfall Pulhapanzak, wo wir mit einem Guide hinter den Wasserfall gingen. War sehr cool!💦
Tag 4: Grössere, wunderschöne Wanderung im Nationalpark Cerro Azul.
Tag 5: Besichtigung einer archäologischen Stätte.

Morgen geht es weiter nach Guatemala. 🇬🇹

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- Oct 7, 2022, 4:26pm
- 🌧 23 °C
- Altitude: 651 m
- Honduras Departamento de Cortés Los Naranjos 14.942292, -88.03852214°56’32” N 88°2’19” W
Day 61
Heute obdachlos :)
October 7, 2022 in Honduras ⋅ 🌧 23 °C
Nach einer mega Zeit in guate mit riesen Wanderungen (5tage 100km) und Ruinen
nach Honduras zum Tauchen. Der Schein ist jetzt fertig und ich sitze am See ohne Hotel. Mal sehen wo ich noch was finde :)Read more
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