Extra stop : Tegucigalpa

Today, we tried to make it from Copán to Managua in a day... With a stop in Tegucigalpa. We had not anticipated that the bus from Tegucigalpa to Managua would be full (only 2 seats left, not enough...). So here we are, in Tegucigalpa for 24 hours. The first impressions came from a so-called Charlie :

Welcome to Honduras!

Where are you from?

Do you have 5 dollars?

We'll be on the bus to Managua tomorrow, we want to avoid staying too long here, as there's not much to see and the safety record is not optimal...
Pictures are coming up sooooon....

Ok, that was actually yesterday, but we're safe in Managua now, so no worries :-P

Copán Ruinas, Honduras

After the great New Year´s Eve party that we had in Antigua, it was time to get to the next step of our trip : Honduras !
We had another 6-hour shuttle bus drive to reach the border.

After a great night of sleep in La Manzana Verde hostel, we went for a visit of the famous Copán Ruinas :

This former kingdom-city used to be the so-called "Paris of the Mayas", due to its rich sculptures and culture, until it suddenly collapsed in the 8th century DC...

On the way back we got to see some beautiful macaws (aras en francais) :

After the visit, we spent a great night in Copán Ruinas (new city) with some British, American, Austrian, Australian and Lettonian backpapers that we met on the bus and at the hostel.
Unfortunately, this remote city was not that active at night and we had to wake up at 4am the following day to catch a bus to Tegucigalpa, so we decided to give Pierre a joker birthday night in the next city with a decent night life !