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  Honduras: The Bay Islands
Because of their incomparable natural beauty, the three idyllic Bay Islands, just 30 miles off the northern coast of Honduras, are some of the most visited places in the entire country.
Small island towns are characterized by picturesque houses on stilts, bunched together at the edge of the sea, facing the waves that break on the coral reef.
The islands maintain the richest collection of coral pillars in the world, In the case of Roatan, both of the island's coasts have continuous opportunities for scuba diving.
www.travelvantage.com /hon_bay.html   (1638 words)

  
 :: Posada del Sol :: Guanaja, Bay Islands, Honduras ::
Today the lush island of Guanaja, formerly Bonacco, is the second largest, 12 by 4 miles, of the three Bay Islands, located off the Caribbean Coast of Honduras.
Unlike the other Bay Islands, all transportation is by boat, owing to the fact that Guanaja has no roads or cars, adding to the island’s charm.
Three out of the seven Bay Island seafood processing and packing plants are located on the island, each processing up to a million plus pounds of seafood a year.
www.honduras.com /posadadelsol/guanaja.htm   (395 words)

  
 Honduras Bay Islands
Located just southeast of Belize in the Western Caribbean, the Bay Islands of Roatan, Utila and Guanaja are part of the same barrier reef as Belize.
Oriented to dive enthusiasts, the culture of the Bay Islands is as rich and colorful as the marine life living off its shores.
The island of Roatan is the most developed of the Bay Island and located 40 miles northeast of mainland Honduras.
members.cox.net /antonsteenman/honduras_bay_islands.htm   (269 words)

  
 Caribbean Real Estate - 46 Acres Of Rolling Hills Property On Roatan, Bay Islands, Honduras   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Roatan is the largest of the Bay Islands and is located approximately forty miles north of the mainland of Honduras.
The 46 acres of rolling hills on Roatan, Bay Islands, Honduras has three differed ridges of approximately 12 acres each and one hillside of approximately 10 acres.
Honduras has many investment and retirement incentives to encourage US and Canadian citizens to invest and retire there.
www.caribbeanland.net /cb/bayislands.htm   (648 words)

  
 The Bay Islands Honduras
Thirty miles off the northern coast of Honduras, the Bay Islands group is an oval chain of eight islands and 65 small cayes forming the largest and most southerly chain of Caribbean islands at the end of the barrier reef.
The islands themselves are extraordinarily beautiful, but it is the rich and extensive underwater environment surrounding them that is turning the Bay Islands chain into one of the world's up-and-coming diving destinations.
The three main islands in the Bay Islands chain are Utila, Roatan and Guanaja.
www.nvmundo.com /travelinfo/honduras/bay.htm   (526 words)

  
 Honduras: Bay Islands Gateway
The Bay Islands are a string of islands off the northern coast of Honduras.
The Bay Islands are located approximately 32km north of La Ceiba and include the three main islands of Utila, Guanaja and Roatan (the largest).
The islands are surrounded by extensive reefs, many of which are in swimming distance of the beach.
www.ladatco.com /HON_Bay_Islands_Gate.htm   (312 words)

  
 Coral Cay Conservation - Project Overview -Project Bay Islands, Honduras(HN1)
The first phase of the project was based on the island of Utila, where CCC remained until completion of the surveying programme and the presentation of the final report to the project partners in 2002.
The reefs of the Bay Islands are a valuable biological and economic resource and an important part of the southern end of the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef System.
The islands' economy is predominantly based on tourism and fishing, the latter mainly from shrimp and lobster fisheries.
www.coralcay.org /expeditions/marine/hn1/overview.php   (408 words)

  
 Honduras Real Estate: Roatan, Utila and Guanaja Islands   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Located off the coasts of Honduras and Belize, the Bay Islands are one of the few unspoiled tropical paradises left on earth.
Consisting of the islands of Roatan, Utila, Guanaja and over 60 islets and keys situated on the world’s second largest barrier reef, the Bay Islands feature some of the finest snorkeling and scuba diving in the Caribbean.
If you are looking for a vacation home or Honduras real estate investment our professional agents will be happy to help find the perfect slice of your own tropical paradise.
www.roatanrealty.com   (298 words)

  
 Bay Islands Voice - News magazine for Roatan, Utila and Guanaja; Bay Islands of Honduras info guide
The reason for self determination movement was the islands vast distance and inaccessibility of the municipal's capital.
Bay Islands VOICE met with Pepe Lobo during his campaign visit to Roatan on October 8 and 9.
Bay Islands are one route, Mosquitia is another and to control drug trafficking we need international cooperation.
www.bayislandsvoice.com   (4014 words)

  
 Reef Gliders: Diving holidays Roatan, Bay Islands Honduras
Between these islands and the mainland are the Cayos Cocinos, which are well known for their pristine reefs and macro life.
Originally populated by the Paya Indians when mainland Honduras was under the control of the Mayan’s, it was discovered by the outside world by Christopher Columbus in 1502.
Whilst crime on the island is relatively uncommon you need to be aware that Honduras is a poor country and as a ‘rich’ tourist you are potentially a target for opportunist thefts.
www.reefgliders.com /about_bay_islands.htm   (813 words)

  
 Living Through Hurricane Mitch on the Honduras Bay Islands   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Sunday night, the waves in the bay on the leeward side of the island had already built up and were slapping against the floors and docks at the lodge.
One of the elderly island residents had died and, with no way to embalm the body, along with the island superstitions, Dickson consented to do a funeral in the storm.
One of the island's landowners was contacted and agreed to sell the cow for the equivalent of about $250 U.S. The cow was taken to the Cabildo, which serves as the City Hall.
www.pernet.net /~danat/mitch.htm   (5484 words)

  
 The Bay Islands of Honduras photography book   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
By participating in a project that showcases the environment and the cultural heritage of Honduras, I beseech all Hondurans and tourists that visit our islands to protect our natural surroundings and ecology so that future generations can also enjoy the abundant wildlife and rich history of Honduras (p.
The Bay Islands of Honduras not only celebrates the natural and cultural diversity of the islands but also contributes to the sustainability of the Doc Polo Galindo Clinic (p.
With hundreds of photographs accompanied by fascinating descriptions, this book of 261 pages will be treasured by all those who share a love for the Bay Islands.
www.fthfoundation.org /bay_islands_of_honduras.htm   (331 words)

  
 Bay Islands, Honduras Travel Guide - Scuba Diving Services and Accommodations   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
The Bay Islands have one of the most diverse marine ecosystems to be found.
On the north side of the island, the wall can be found in as little as 40', while on the south shore, you can actually shore dive the wall that begins in just 25' and drops vertically to about 180'.
This group of small islands and cays are located closest to the mainland and are the least developed of the Bay Islands.
www.divetravel.info /destinations/caribbean/honduras_fastfacts.htm   (2778 words)

  
 Scuba Diving Destinations: Bay Islands, Honduras
Whether you are exploring the Mayan ruins, diving in the Bay Islands or relaxing on the North Coast at Tela or La Ceiba, there are great places to visit and things to do.
It is a long, thin island, measuring almost 40 miles in length and with a total land mass of 49 square miles.
Guanaja is a unique island, as it does not have any roads, and the largest community, known as Bonaca is not even on the island itself, but on a small cay a short distance from Guanaja.
www.deepdiversions.com /destinations/caribbean/bayislands.htm   (1089 words)

  
 Bay Islands Honduras Travel and Scuba Diving
Roatan is the largest of the Bay Islands and hosts the most development and resorts.
Depends on your resort and the island you are on.
Honduras is in Central America and is bordered by Nicaragua, El Salvador and Guatemala.
www.aquadreams.com /bayislands.htm   (502 words)

  
 The Bay Islands of Honduras   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
The verdant jungle islands of Roatan, Guanaja, Utila and a jeweled patchwork of smaller islands and cays are known as The Bay Islands of Honduras.
The Bay Islands are located at the southern tip of the longest Barrier Reef in the Western Hemisphere, which extends north to the coast of Belize.
The Bay Islands Aggressor IV will show you the enchantment of the islands on her 7 night itineraries.
www.deepdiscoveries.com /bayislands.htm   (635 words)

  
 Bay Islands Scuba Diving and Eco-Adventure   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
The island's 1250 acres are managed as a private nature preserve that protects the local populations of Yellow Napped Amazon Parrot, Agouti, Green and Black Iguana, as well as the green and Logger head Turtle nesting sites.
This lush tropical island of isolated beaches and virgin rainforest, is surrounded by pristine coral reefs with superb scuba diving, snorkeling, fishing, hiking, boat riding.
The Casa Grande is located on the southeast hill of the island with its panoramic view of the island, sea, coral barrier reef and the mountainous north coast of Honduras in the background.
www.bay-islands-scuba-diving.com   (381 words)

  
 Tropical Beach Resort  -  Fishing North America  -  Bay Islands, Roatan, Honduras
Thanks to it'snatural blessing, the Roatan Island in the Bay Islands is one of the Caribbean's hottest destinations for scuba divers.
Roatan Island is the largest of the Bay Islands measures approximately 29 miles long and 4 miles wide.
Honduras has a large United States business presence in Standard Fruits, Dole Industries,, and huge lumber concerns, textile clothing as well as substantial U. aid and military presence.
www.fishingnorthamerica.com /fishingnorth567.htm   (784 words)

  
 CDNN :: Bayman Bay Club, Bay of Islands Honduras: Scuba Paradise or Hell-Hole?
BAY ISLANDS, Honduras (22 Jan 2003) -- By every account, the island resort was once a scuba diver's paradise.
But the Bayman Bay Club on remote Guanaja Island in Honduras became a hellhole, according to vacationers who paid a Plantation couple thousands of dollars in what they say was a scam.
They said they were forced to wait for hours at the airport and to find their own way to the resort, often paying extra to hitch a ride with a local.
www.cdnn.info /industry/i030122/i030122.html   (1050 words)

  
 Tropical Beach Resort  -  Bay Islands, Roatan, Honduras
Permit, Bone Fish, Bay Islands, Roatan, Honduras, Tropical Beach Resort, Port Royal, Western Caribbean Sea, Bone Fish, Permit, Marlin, Wahoo, Bay Islands, Roatan, Honduras, Full Service, Fly-in, Guides, Full Service, Fly-in, Guides, Tropical Beach Resort has one of the best fishing facilities, we dedicate ourselves to finding and catching Bone and Permit fish.
Tropical Beach Resort is located on the East End of Roatan Island between Oak Ridge and Port Royal in Calabash Bight the biggest bight on the Island.
The Bay Islands are located about 40 miles north of the cost of Honduras in the Western Caribbean Sea.
www.myfishinglodge.com /tropicalbeachresort.htm   (775 words)

  
 Aggressor Destinations
The Galapagos Islands, situated 600 miles west of Ecuador in the Pacific Ocean, comprise 19 main islands and several small islands.
The Big Island's lava-encrusted western coast is home to spinner dolphin, friendly turtles and a variety of whale species.
Cruise the emerald mushroom-shaped rock islands stopping along the way to snorkel with stingless jellyfish, tour WWII battlefields and dive with sharks and mantas.
www.aggressor.com /subpage7.php   (308 words)

  
 Welcome to Roatan, Bay Islands, Honduras
These islands rest upon the Bonacca Ridge, the result of an enormous crack which runs long the ocean floor, about 40 miles northeast of the north coast of Honduras.
Surrounded by warm Caribbean waters, this hilly island is as picturesque as it is unspoiled.
The Island is easy to navigate by car, but please drive the roads in daylight before you drive them at night.
www.coral.net /roatan/roatan.html   (657 words)

  
 Utila Official Site - Utila, Bay Islands, Honduras - Tropical Island Paradise
Our island is just 11 km long and 4 km at its widest and surrounded by vast coral reefs with prolific undersea life.
The smallest of the major islands in The Bay Islands group, we are renowned as being one of the least expensive and most beautiful places in the world for a scuba diving vacation.
On the island of Utila, which borders on the Mesoamerican barrier reef system, (the 2nd largest reef in the world after the Australian Great Barrier Reef), you will discover some of the most beautiful beaches, coral reefs, and tropical island sunsets in the world.
www.aboututila.com   (754 words)

  
 Paya Bay Beach and Dive Resort - Roatan, Bay Islands of Honduras
Paya Bay is a charming, secluded beach and full-service dive resort of enchanting natural beauty.
We are located on Roatan, one of the Bay Islands of Honduras in the Western Caribbean.
Paya Bay is the gateway to over 25 square miles of sea grass flats.
www.payabay.com   (216 words)

  
 Reef Gliders: Diving holidays Roatan, Bay Islands Honduras
We are a PADI authorised dive centre based in the West End of Roatan in the beautiful Bay Islands of Honduras.
Located right on the water in the middle of the main road in the West End, we are ideally located to whisk you away to over 40 dive sites within a matter of minutes of our store.
Roatan and the Bay Islands have some of the most diverse reefs in the Caribbean – recent surveys have shown that over 95% of Caribbean coral and fish species can be observed around the islands.
www.reefgliders.com   (351 words)

  
 Caribe Pointe - Roatan, Bay Islands, Honduras
These islands rest upon the Bonacca Ridge approximately 40 miles northeast, off the North coast of Honduras (approximately 200 miles south of Cancun).
English is the official language on the island, however, legal documents must be done in Spanish, the second language on Roatan.
The island of Roatan has a modern international airport, telephones, faxes, e-mail, paved roads, electricity, fresh clean water,and of course, lush tropical foliage and magnificent white sandy beaches.
www.caribepointe.com /roatan.html   (1001 words)

  
 Roatan Diving Honduras | Wreck Diving | Roatan Dive Sites | Scuba Diving Vacation   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
The island of Roatan Honduras is one of the world's top scuba diving vacation destinations.
3 miles offshore from Roatan, the uninhabited, hilly island of Barbareta offers undiscovered reefs replete with coral gardens, a dramatic mile-long wall, while the island is framed by white sandy beaches and coves; the wall is a continuous drop-off that usually offers great pelagic encounters.
Directly in front of the entrance channel to Brick Bay Resort, this popular night dive provides divers with a variety of life, including octopus, reef crabs and lobsters.
www.roatanonline.com /roatan_diving.htm   (648 words)

  
 Bay Islands Beach Resort- Roatan, Honduras -  Diving and Snorkeling Inclusive Packages
A 44 acre all inclusive resort on Roatan in the Bay Islands of Honduras.
Bay Islands Beach Resort is a dive and snorkel resort located on the beach on the northwest shore of Roatan within the Sandy Bay/West End Marine Reserve.
We also do dive, snorkel and fishing charter trips to the south shore of Roatan, Barbareta, Utila, Guanaja, Cayos Cochinos, and all areas in the Bay Islands chain.
www.bibr.com   (199 words)

  
 Roatan and Utila - Best of the Bay Islands of Honduras
Few spots in the world can equal the Bay Islands easily accessible and unlimited beach diving, or the attitude of resorts that are truly dedicated to offering scuba divers maximum bottom-time with minimum hassle.
Fantasy Island is one of the Bay Islands' most exclusive diving and water sports resort.
A live-aboard is a great way to dive the Bay Islands of Honduras, giving you a greater varity of diving than any single resort can do.
www.islandream.com /roatan.htm   (1543 words)

  
 Bay Islands of Honduras
The Bay Islands of Honduras are three mid-sized islands and 60-odd small islets and keys that string out into the Caribbean like teardrops falling off the face of Central America.
Many of the fondest memories we have of the Bay Islands have come from conversations with these divemasters--all colorful and unforgettable characters.
Fred describes himself as "the oldest diver in the Bay Islands." Now in his early 5Os, diving has kept him fit and trim despite a pen-chant for local beer.
www.skin-diver.com /departments/DiveTheWorld/MexicoAndCentralAmerica/Honduras/InsidersGuideBayIslands.asp?theID=445   (2408 words)

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