{"id":3235,"date":"2017-09-26T11:40:36","date_gmt":"2017-09-26T17:40:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.visitcentroamerica.com\/visitar\/la-ceiba-2\/"},"modified":"2025-07-28T03:35:41","modified_gmt":"2025-07-28T09:35:41","slug":"la-ceiba","status":"publish","type":"pit","link":"https:\/\/www.visitcentroamerica.com\/en\/visit\/la-ceiba\/","title":{"rendered":"La Ceiba"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Named \u201cthe capital of ecotourism<\/strong>\u201d or \u201cthe bride of Honduras,\u201d\u00a0La Ceiba<\/strong>\u00a0makes us travel to a place with a festive atmosphere, surrounded by nature. Although the foundation of this city goes back to 1877, its development is the result of the banana activity in the 20th century, being a port city for the export of bananas to North America.<\/h4><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Nowadays, you can enjoy the restored old dock and a boardwalk called\u00a0Paseo de los Ceibe\u00f1os<\/strong>, as well as the\u00a0Swinford Park<\/strong>, located in\u00a0Mazap\u00e1n<\/strong>, in the center of the city, formerly the offices of the banana company, where railway machines are displayed in the middle of a garden. The city also offers a\u00a0Butterfly Museum<\/strong>, with a collection of more than 19,300 specimens of butterflies and insects from Honduras, and 140 other countries.<\/p>\n

Pico Bonito<\/strong>\u00a0stands majestically in front of the airport, famous for its height of 2,435 meters above sea level, and for its uneven and rugged topography that gives it its name. Pico Bonito is the largest park in Honduras with high biodiversity of wildlife species such as jaguar, ocelot, monkey, tepezcuinte, coat\u00ed, toucan, parrot, tapir, quetzal, iguana, and wild pig, some of them in danger of extinction. Among the emblematic species of flora, we can find mahogany, cedar, round, granadillo, rosita, san juan, areno, laurel and marapol\u00e1n. For lovers of hiking and other ecotourism activities you can practice bird watching, and skirting the park down the\u00a0Cangrejal River<\/strong>\u00a0sliding between imposing rocks result of the geological formation of this beautiful country; forming rapids that win the hearts of adrenaline lovers when practicing category 5 rafting.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0Gar\u00edfuna<\/strong>\u00a0communities of\u00a0Sambo Creek<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Corozal<\/strong>, bordering the city, are located on the sea shore, offering varied dishes of Garifuna cuisine in all its splendor.<\/p>\n

At\u00a0Cuero y Salado Wildlife Refuge<\/strong>, you will enjoy boat or panga tours through the canals, accompanied by the bustle of howler monkeys, white faced monkeys, crocodiles, turtles, wild ducks, water cock and possibly some manatee. Another charming place where the sky kisses with vegetation is the\u00a0Laguna del Cacao<\/strong>, ideal for kayaking. Then relax in the hot springs with the option of celebrating a night out in the city.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

GEOPOSITION<\/h2><\/div>