WORLD TOUR: February 2017

Tourist Places in Honduras

Cayos Cochinos

Rio Cangrejal

Comayagua Street Carpets

Rio Platano Biosphere Reserve

Guanaja

Punta Sal

Lago de Yojoa

Utila

Copan

Honduras was first sighted by Europeans when Christopher Columbus arrived at the Bay Islands on 30 July 1502 on his fourth voyage. On 14 August 1502 Columbus landed on the mainland near modern Trujillo. Columbus named the country Honduras ("depths") for the deep waters off its coast.

The name "Honduras" is Spanish for "great depths", in reference to Christopher Columbus' remark on the depth of the ocean off the Honduran coast. The Mayan Empire is known for its presence in Mexican history, but stretched as far south as Honduras, where archaeological artifacts remain.

What is Honduras Famous For?

Honduran Coffee. samples of Honduran Coffee that comply with the Cafe Marcala denomination of origin. ...
Mayan Ruins. High relief sculpture in Copan Ruinas. ...
Barrier Reefs. Cayos Cochinos Islands. ...
Pristine National Parks. ...
Now You Know What Honduras is Famous for!

Honduras Facts

The National Bird of Honduras is the Scarlet Macaw.
Ninety percent of Honduras's population is mestizo: a mix of Amerindian and European ancestry. ...
Utila, Honduras, is a seasonal feeding site of the whale shark – the world's largest fish.
More than 50 percent of Honduras lives below poverty levels.

The Bay Islands are the Perfect Reason to Include Honduras in your Travel to Central America. Most travelers visit the Bay Islands of Honduras to dive or snorkel their reefs. They are part of the most bio-diverse reef system in the World. The Bay Islands reefs are some of the healthiest in the Caribbean!

Tourist Places in Gambia

Abuko Nature Reserve

Banjul

The Albert Market

Old Town

Bijilo Forest Park

Brufut Beach

Janjangbureh

Sanyang Village and Beach

The Gambia is the official name of the smallest West African country. ... The Portuguese who first explored the country named it after the river known as 'The River Gambia. ' The Portuguese thus named it 'The Gambia. ' [In Portuguese A Gâmbia] So when Britain took over, they maintained that name.

The Gambia became a British Crown colony called British Gambia, divided for administrative purposes into the colony (city of Banjul and the surrounding area) and the protectorate (remainder of the territory).

18 February 1965

The Gambia/Founded

The Gambia Colony and Protectorate was the British colonial administration of the Gambia from 1821 to 1965, part of the British Empire in the New Imperialism era.

The Gambia is classified as one of the least developed countries and is a low-income country. Real GNP per capita growth in the 1990-97 period averaged-0.6 percent a year, so average living standards were falling. SOURCE: United Nations.

As of 2014, the United Nations Development Programme's human development index ranked it the 172nd poorest country out of 186. While the causes of poverty in the Gambia are numerous, the two root problems are an overall lack of economic diversity as well as inadequate agricultural proficiency and productivity.