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Roatán / Honduras

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Restaurant, Roatan, Honduras — Cory Doctorow Author Cory Doctorow · CC BY-SA 2.0 File source

When to visit 1

When should I visit Roatán, Honduras, for the best experience?February through April — it falls entirely outside the Atlantic hurricane season, which the US National Hurricane Center runs from June 1 to November 30 and whose…

Things to do 1

What are the most worthwhile things to do in Roatán on a first visit?Dive or snorkel the barrier reef, then spend real time in the island's Garifuna communities — whose language, dance and music UNESCO inscribed on the Representative…

Food and drink 1

Where should I eat in Roatán, and which local food or drink is worth trying?Garifuna kitchens for cassava and coconut cooking, and the fishing villages for whatever is legally in season — because Honduras closes its spiny lobster fishery for…

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