{"id":3555,"date":"2017-09-26T16:16:03","date_gmt":"2017-09-26T22:16:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.visitcentroamerica.com\/visitar\/tela\/"},"modified":"2025-07-28T02:04:06","modified_gmt":"2025-07-28T08:04:06","slug":"tela","status":"publish","type":"pit","link":"https:\/\/www.visitcentroamerica.com\/en\/visit\/tela\/","title":{"rendered":"Tela"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Tela<\/strong>\u00a0was founded in 1534 and declared a municipality in 1876. Yet, Tela thrived due to the\u00a0banana activity<\/strong>\u00a0with the installation of the\u00a0Tela Rail Road Co<\/strong>. in what is now the Villas Telamar hotel complex, where you can still appreciate the type of architecture introduced by the company.<\/h4><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Tela is located in the bay bearing the same name, and framed by the\u00a0Jeannette Kawas Park<\/strong>, where you will find the\u00a0T\u00fanel del Amor or Tunnel of Love<\/strong>;\u00a0Puerto Escondido<\/strong>\u00a0or\u00a0Laguna Azul<\/strong>; and,\u00a0Punta Izopo<\/strong>, with vegetation very typical of these coastal areas. Tela is surrounded by Gar\u00edfuna communities that came from\u00a0Punta Gorda<\/strong>\u00a0in\u00a0Roat\u00e1n<\/a>, where we now find the community of\u00a0Triunfo de la Cruz<\/strong>. During this time, Doctor Wilson Popenoe started what is now the\u00a0Lancetilla Botanical Garden<\/strong>, becoming the second most important botanical garden in the continent, since it houses tropical plants from all over the planet.<\/p>\n

Sub-aquatic research was recently conducted in front of the community of\u00a0San Juan<\/strong>\u00a0to verify the presence of an elkhorn reef bank, and according to the studies, its status was rated as very good.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0Cusuco National Park<\/strong>\u00a0is a beautiful natural space rich in biodiversity. Very close to the city, the park is located on the slopes of the\u00a0Sierra del Merend\u00f3n<\/strong>. Two hundred and seventy species of birds, 93 species of reptiles and amphibians, 35 species of bats, and a large number of mammal species have been monitored. You must not miss this.<\/p>\n

Tela offers\u00a0Garifuna<\/strong>\u00a0communities, white sand beaches, and a variety of hotels, restaurants, and hidden places where nature can be appreciated, while you rest on a virgin and quiet beach.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

GEOPOSITION<\/h2><\/div>