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LOCAL CULTURE
Private Company
Taxis are provided by a privatre company at the Hotel. Prices may vary by distance and/or time.
RELIGION
In Tegucigalpa we have predominantly Catholic and Protestant churches. It can be difficult to find places of worship for other religions.
RESPECT
Be respectful when discussing religion. Hondurans are very sensitive to criticism of the particular faith they belong to.
SPORTS
It is a habit for most people to go to the Stadium to watch a local soccer game on Sundays.
STREET SIGNALS
Be careful when crossing the road because most drivers simply do not respect the signals.
DID YOU KNOW?
Coffee and cigars
Honduras is famous for its tasty coffee and handmade cigars from the western part of the country.
Fruit
Honduras used to be the country with the best bananas for export, competing for first place with Brazil.
History
In the late 16th century, when Tegucigalpa was founded by Spanish settlers on the site of an earlier native settlement, its full name was Real Villa de San Miguel de Tegucigalpa de Heredia. Today, locals often shorten Tegucigalpa to 'Tegus.'
Mining
Until the 19th century, Tegucigalpa was the country's most important center for the mining of silver and gold. That's the main reason it became the Honduran capital in 1880. The name, in Nahuatl, a native language, means 'silver mountain.'
National Park La Tigra
It is not usual to find a national park in the middle of a capital city, but in Tegucigalpa you can see the La Tigra National Park just by looking towards the Cristo del Picacho up on a hill.
WHAT TO PACK?
Clothes
Be prepared with clothes for all seasons because of our geographical position, the weather in Honduras is unpredictable.
Dictionary
If you don't speak any Spanish, it's best to carry a dictionary with you. Not everyone speaks or understands English.
Dollars
It is easy to exchange dollars at any bank or hotel and some stores will accept dollars.
Jacket
It is not unusual for there to be the occasional cold or rainy day in the middle of summer. Honduran weather can be very unpredictable.
Map
Although most of the roads and avenues do have names, here we do not use them, instead we use places as a reference to give addresses. Which means it is very easy to get lost in the city, so you will need the help of a map to move around.