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  La Ceiba Honduras
La Ceiba a friendly city, surrounded by lush jungles, breathtaking mountains, challenging rivers, and fascinating garifuna villages.
La Ceiba was declared a town August 23, 1877, being the center of the banana empire and main point of the regional economy.
La Ceiba is known throughout Central America for "Feria Isidra", which takes place at the end of May. It culminates with a big carnival called "Gran Carnaval de la Amistad", when first avenue turns into a huge dance, with local musical bands and colorful floats.
www.laceiba.com   (520 words)

  
  La Ceiba - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
La Ceiba is a port city on the northern coast of Honduras, Central America on the Caribbean Sea.
La Ceiba's economy is made up of mostly commerce and agriculture but there is also a significant illegal commerce in cocaine as it is a transit point between Colombia and the United States, the world's major customer of illicit cocaine.
Known as "La Novia de Honduras", or Honduras' girlfriend, La Ceiba's blend of Ladino, Caribbean, and Garifuna culture identify it as a party town.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/La_Ceiba   (497 words)

  
 La Ceiba
La Ceiba is more than just a jumping-off point for the nearby Bay Islands of Roatan, Utila and Guanaja.
La Ceiba’s growing popularity is evidenced by the recent opening of Barcelo’s Palma Real, a world-class all-inclusive resort and the very first on the Honduran mainland.
La Ceiba is a budget destination for those looking for a new place to explore.
www.travellady.com /Issues/Issue81/81M-LaCeiba.htm   (738 words)

  
 Tours in La Ceiba Honduras
Scientists and conscientious citizens of La Ceiba were instrumental in the formation of the park, in response to the critical environmental problem of loss of forest to agriculture and livestock.
La Champa (the seafood specialty restaurant) is located almost in front of the end of the road leading to Sambo Creek.
A new attraction in La Ceiba is located at the Jungle River Lodge, on the banks of the Cangrejal River, only 7 km on a scenic dirt road from the Saopin Bridge over the Cangrejal River.
www.hondurastips.honduras.com /english/tourtipsinlaceiba.htm   (3774 words)

  
 La Ceiba Honduras Tips
La Ceiba is the third largest city in Honduras, and is probably the country's most vibrant.
La Ceiba is a lot more that a port city with lots of hospitality and charm.
La Ceiba is famous for its Carnival week, which takes place during the Month of May to celebrate the patron saint, San Isidro.
www.honduras.com /hondurastips/english/laceiba.htm   (1236 words)

  
 La Ceiba Information
La Ceiba is a port city on the northern coast of Honduras, Central America alongside the Caribbean Sea.
La Ceiba's economy is made up of mostly commerce and agriculture but there is also a significant illegal commerce in cocaine as it is a transit point between Colombia and the United States.
Known as "La Novia de Honduras", or Honduras' girlfriend, La Ceiba's blend of Ladino, Caribbean, and Garifuna culture identify it as a party town.
www.bookrags.com /wiki/La_Ceiba   (374 words)

  
 La Ceiba - Wikipedia, la enciclopedia libre
La majestuosidad de este árbol de ceiba fue tan impresionante; que sus primeros pobladores (garífunas provenientes de San Vicente) aseguraban que era "la escalera que Dios utilizaba cuando bajaba del cielo a visitar la tierra".
La Ceiba fue declarada municipio el 23 de agosto de 1877, durante el gobierno del Dr. Marco Aurelio Soto, siendo el núcleo del emporio bananero y eje sobre el cual giraba toda la economía regional.
Las playas del mar Caribe en La Ceiba, constituyen otro punto muy atractivo, bordean toda la parte norte de la ciudad y a pocos minutos se encuentran las playas de Perú y El Porvenir, asi como las de Corozal y Sambo Creek donde se asientan las poblaciones garífunas que conservan su lengua y cultura afrocaribeña.
es.wikipedia.org /wiki/La_Ceiba   (1427 words)

  
 Lets Go Honduras
Scientists and conscientious citizens of La Ceiba were instrumental in the formation of the park, in response to the critical environmental problem of loss of forest to agriculture and livestock.
La Champa (the seafood specialty restaurant) is located almost in front of the end of the road leading to Sambo Creek.
La Ceiba offers a variety of alternatives for those of you looking to take back with you souvenirs, as well as for anyone that finds that in the middle of his trip something needs to be replaced or purchased.
www.letsgohonduras.com /laceiba_eng.html   (7565 words)

  
 La Ceiba travel guide - Wikitravel
La Ceiba is a city on the north Caribbean coast of Honduras, 202 km from San Pedro Sula.
Many people who visit La Ceiba do so to use the city as a base to visit Pico Bonito National Park, the Cuero and Salado Wildlife Refuge or beaches and ethnic Garífuna villages nearby.
Most all of the streets in La Ceiba have names but the problem is that no one, including the taxi drivers, know what they are.
wikitravel.org /en/La_Ceiba   (1092 words)

  
 La Ceiba   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
If you have flown to the Honduran Bay Islands and have not experienced the mainland then an arrival at La Ceiba harbor is an eye opener.
La Ceiba has a sea resort flavor to it.
Like most of the Honduran coastal cities, it has as not yet managed to significantly pollute its surroundings; the mountainous jungles that loom up behind the city seem to absorb the worst of the impact and torrents of fresh water flush the town clean without noticeable effect on the surrounding ocean.
goodfelloweb.com /honduras/tour/hondu4.html   (274 words)

  
 La Ceiba Suites Condominiums For Sale, Zihuatanejo-Ixtapa, Mexico
Built in what was an old coconut grove, using a mix of traditional and tropical Mexican architecture, these condominums are in perfect harmony with this lush tropical garden among the large shade trees to cool off your afternoons.
La Ceiba Suites offers only 30 apartments in which there are 8 different models to choose from, according to your needs.
The style of architecture of La Ceiba Suites can be defined as Tropical Mexican Traditional, leaving large, shady open spaces around the garden and pools, which gives each condominium a cool fresh garden breeze.
www.ceiba.com.mx /sales.html   (259 words)

  
 La Ceiba Honduras Central America guide to hotels, reservations, parks, tours, General Information, Contacts, help, ...
La Ceiba has the perfect scenario for the practice of
Its name is due to a giant ceiba tree that grew stunningly at the shores of the Caribbean Sea.
It was so big that the first settlers who were the Garifunas said that it was "The Ladder God used when he came down from Heaven to visit Earth".
www.holaceibita.com /hola_ceibita_english/index_english.htm   (116 words)

  
 Periódicos de Honduras - Diarios de Honduras » La Ceiba Honduras
Debido a la falta de un edificio digno para atender la entrada y salida de los vuelos en la isla de Guanaja, en abril próximo se iniciará la construcción de la terminal aérea de ese municipio.
LA CEIBA, Atlántida.- Las investigaciones continúan en torno a la avioneta bimotor capturada con 2,000 kilos de cocaína el lunes anterior en el aeropuerto “Juan Manuel Gálvez”, en Roatán y en donde se capturaron a 12 personas.
Las autoridades de Agricultura y Ganadería importarán las primeras 100 mil de un total de 1.5 millones de semillas de palma africana originarias de Malasia en la primera quincena de junio.
www.periodicos-de-honduras.com /categorias/la-ceiba-honduras   (1973 words)

  
 Tours in La Ceiba Honduras
Their offices are located at La Union and the cost per person is $10.00 USA per person for the roundtrip.
The new Caribbean Sands Resort, located 20km east of La Ceiba, in the village of Roma is almost directly in front of the keys, and they are now offering organized one day tours to the keys.
A new attraction in La Ceiba is located at the Jungle River Lodge, on the banks of the Cangrejal River, only 7 km on a scenic dirt road from the Saopin Bridge over the Cangrejal River.
hondurastips.honduras.com /english/tourtipsinlaceiba.htm   (3774 words)

  
 La Ceiba   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
La Ceiba, the third largest city in Honduras with a population of around 200,000 is the country's most vibrant.
La Ceiba, la tercera ciudad de Honduras con una población de 200,000 personas es la más vibrante de todas.
La Ceiba cuenta con un aeropuerto internacional y un servicio marítimo a las islas de Utila y Roatán.
hondurasbutterflyfar.tripod.com /la_ceiba.htm   (464 words)

  
 Spanish in Honduras. Spanish Language School in La Ceiba, Honduras.
La Ceiba is a vibrant, lively town which beats to the rhythm of its Latin, Caribbean and Afro-Antillian culture.
In the outskirts of La Ceiba you can discover, the "Cuero Y Salado" Wildlife Refuge which has monkeys, parrots and manatees among their 35 protected species.
La Ceiba has a low cost of living, which makes it a perfect place from someone on a budget.
www.studyabroadinternational.com /Honduras/Atlantida/Honduras_La_Ceiba.html   (562 words)

  
 La Ceiba Honduras | Rain Forest Tours | Zip Line Canopy | La Ceiba Hotels
Lying along the beautiful Western Caribbean shore, La Ceiba Honduras provides an interesting cultural mix and is the closest mainland city to the Bay Islands.
La Ceiba tour operators that can arrange rafting and hiking tours are: Jungle River Lodge, Forest and Reef Tours (504 441-2964), at the Hotel Iberia, and Garifuna Tours.
For La Ceiba Honduras Information; English version is not ready yet, but has nice photos of La Ceiba.
www.roatanonline.com /honduras/laceiba.htm   (479 words)

  
 Coco Pando Resort Hotel, La Ceiba, Honduras - All Inclusive Resort on the Caribbean . PM Site by HomeRentals.net
If your trip brings you to La Ceiba during the third week of May you can enjoy the famed Carnival with parties and live music rotating in each of the city districts every night of the week and topped off by the Grand Parade up Avenida San Isidro on the last day of Carnival.
La Ceiba's Gran Carnaval is billed as the biggest in the Americas (north of Brazil and south of New Orleans).
La Ceiba's newest celebration, the Carnaval of Love and Friendship, held in mid-February to coincide with St. Valentine's Day, is destined to bring even more excitement and colour to our modest international tourism destination.
www.cocopando.com /?page=laceiba   (669 words)

  
 Hospital Vicente D'Antoni in La Ceiba, Honduras
Cuenta con 56 camas y un staff de 30 médicos de planta y de 20 médicos visitantes cubriendo una amplia gama de especialidades.
Además contamos con amplio área de estacionamiento, vigilancia las 24 horas y una pista de aterrizaje para helicópteros.
La más amplia y completa sala de Cuidados Intensivos
www.hospitaldantoni.org   (214 words)

  
 La Ceiba, Honduras' Best - Eco-tourism, Hotels, Restaurants, Culture, Parks and Carnival
La Ceiba, Honduras' best, is teeming with life.
La Ceiba lies on the north central coast of Honduras.
Ceiba, as Honduras people call it, has to be my favorite city in all of Honduras.
sidewalkmystic.com /La_Ceiba_Honduras_Favorite_City.htm   (308 words)

  
 La Ceiba, Honduras
La Ceiba, the third largest city in Honduras with a population of over 100,000 was powered by the administration of the Standard Fruit Company, which set up headquarters here in 1905.
The capital of the department of Atlantida, got its name from a huge Ceiba tree that was next to the beach and provided afternoon shade to the dock-workers and locals.
The Honduran saying "Tegucigalpa thinks, San Pedro Sula works and La Ceiba has fun", refers to La Ceiba's vibrant nightlife and the city's famous carnival.
www.planetware.com /honduras/la-ceiba-hon-atl-ceiba.htm   (146 words)

  
 Surfbirds Birding Trip Report: La Ceiba, Honduras, February 2001
I visited the port city of La Ceiba (population around 150,000) on the Caribbean coast of Honduras for a week in February 2001 with a team of non-birders to do some medical work at a clinic in the village of El Cacao, about 45 minutes by van along the coast to the west.
La Ceiba is a lively, busy small city served by several local airlines, with connections through San Pedro Sula to the USA and Mexico.
The highlights of the day at the end at Roatan were largely seen through a mask and snorkel, as the island is at the end of the vast coral reef extending from Cozumel southwards past Belize, and a mecca for Scuba divers.
www.surfbirds.com /trip_report.php?id=206   (1100 words)

  
 La Ceiba
In La Ceiba, there are many places you can visit for recreation.
In summer, La Ceiba is visited by hundreds of tourists who admire its natural beauty.
La Ceiba is famous for its Carnival Week, celebrated in May, which marks the day of the patron saint, Saint Isidro.
www.mazapanschool.org /la_ceiba.htm   (109 words)

  
 La Ceiba, Honduras' Best - Places to eat and day-trips out from Ceiba
Choose to visit either the Cuero y Salado Wildlife Refuge which is west of Ceiba or the Pico Bonito National Park, south of Ceiba.
From Ceiba, you can take a local bus from the central station (Blvd. 15 de Septiembre, just west of town) and visit the Garifuna villages of Corozal (12 kms.) and Sambo Creek (20 kms).
Ceiba's citizens pride themselves when they hear of their city: "Tegus thinks, San Pedro Sula works, and Ceiba plays..." Man, does this capture the spirit of La Ceiba and the citizens of this Latin-energized Honduras city.
sidewalkmystic.com /La_Ceiba_Honduras_3.htm   (625 words)

  
 Burrito Blog: La Ceiba
The Suizas Enchilada (chicken) from La Ceiba is a notable exception.
I stepped into La Ceiba a little late and it was kinda empty.
Just down the street on the corner of Avenue A and 11th Street (Map) sits La Ceiba, a Mexican restaurant with a few tables and a jukebox.
www.burritoblog.com /new_york/la_ceiba   (285 words)

  
 La Ceiba (Honduras): General and tourism information
Its not without good reason that La Ceiba is alternately known as the Darling of Honduras, the Friendliest City in Honduras, the City that Plays, the Fun Capital of Honduras and the Eco-tourism Capital of Honduras,
La Ceiba is a lot more than a port city with lots of hospitality and charm.
La Ceiba's newest celebration, the Carneval of Love and Friendship, held in mid-February to coincide with St. Valentine's Day, is destined to bring even more excitement and colour to this modest international tourism destination.
www.spanishcourses.info /cities/73_la_ceiba_EN.asp   (749 words)

  
 Lagoon Marina La Ceiba, Honduras, One of the Top Class Marinas in Honduras, Central America.
Lagoon Marina La Ceiba, Honduras, One of the Top Class Marinas in Honduras, Central America.
Lagoon Marina is located in a hurricane safe lagoon reached through the harbor of La Ceiba, Honduras.
La Ceiba is the only secure port on the north coast of Honduras.
www.lagoonmarinalaceiba.com   (193 words)

  
 Caribbean Honduras Pictures, Tela, La Ceiba
The easiest way to get there is to take a bus from San Pedro Sula towards La Ceiba, and ask for a stop at Tela.
There is also a direct bus to Tela, but they do not run as often as the buses to La Ceiba.
Returning from La Ceiba to San Pedro Sula is easy, just go to the bus station in La Ceiba and catch one of the hourly buses.
www.travelsinparadise.com /honduras/tela_ceiba_1.html   (474 words)

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