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Las Lavanderas (Red) 
Benigno Gomez Lopez 

Honduras  1988 
Born January 17, 1934 in Naranjito, Honduras. Graduated Escuela Nacional Bellas Artes, Honduras 1959. Academia Bellas Artes, Italy 1960.

23 3/4 X 17 3/4 24 1/2 X 18 1/2

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VILLAS DEL REAL

400 Unit American Style Residential Neighborhood and Future Multifamily Complex Development in Tegucigalpa

American Style homes located in the city's most developing residential area, with access from the Anillo Periferico Sur (City’s South Loop), next to Las Uvas Boulevard. Houses available from US$ 60 - 102K.

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Copans Best Accomodation Options

La Casa de Cafe B&B, Copan Ruinas

Copans first Bed & Breakfast Inn. Ten rooms, private hot water bath, full breakfasts included in rate. Excellent complimentary Copan mtn grown coffee served all day. Lovely garden with panoramic views of the Copan River Valley & distant mtns of Guatemala, hammocks. Colonial charm, excellent service, bilingual hosts. Four blocks to downtown, close to all restaurants, museums & shops. A charming and comfortable base from which to explore the Mayan ruins of Copan. Recommended by Lonely Planet Central America, Footprint Guide Central America & Mexico, Rough Guide Central America, Moon Handbook Honduras,Honduras Adventures In Nature, Open Road Honduras. Information:

www.casadecafecopan.com

Copan Ruinas, Long & Short Term Vacation Rental,
La Casa de Don Santiago Town House Rental

Brand new, comfortable and stylish rental home with all amenities, 2 bdrms each with private balcony and valley views, 2 1/2 baths, sleeper couch, hot water, granite countertops throughout, color tv w/ cable, ceiling fans, custom furniture, extra large closets, fully equipped kitchen, purified water, all new appliances, living room, dining room, maid service included, garden w/ hammock, centrally located & close to all shopping, dining and cultural offerings. Avail by night, week, month. Copans best vacation rental.

http://www.casadedonsantiagocopan.com

Copan Ruinas, Casa Jaguar Rental Home. Charming & comfortable village residence. Quiet street, 5 blks from Central Park, all shops, restaurants, cafes, museums. Newly remodeled, 2 bdrm w/ 1 dbl bed in each bdrm,1 bath w/ hot water, fully furnished, sleeper couch, full kitchen w/ all new appliances, all utensils, purified water, living room, dining room, maid service included, a/c, ceiling fans, color tv w/ cable, travel & Maya culture reference library, hammocks. Available for rental by the night, week, month.

www.casajaguarcopan.com

Fishing Boat Captain Needed!
I need a fishing boat captain, or an experienced fisherman who can handle the daily routine of a charter fishing boat operation in La Ceiba. Must have interenet and be dependable, reliable and honest! Please email me at sail_fever@yahoo.com or you may call me in Texas, USA +01 432 631-2193.

Honduran Beachfront lot. 3500 SqFt in Santa Fe (near Trujillo) ..
Road is in, Electric, Water and Telephone adjacent. Sat TV and Internet
available. $18,000 contact hondprop@mail.com

REAL ESTATE

Roatan Realty   http://www.ROATANREALTY.com

For Sale- Roatan Island Real Estate
The global investment community is calling Roatan Island the hottest new investment destination in the Americas!
This spectacular beachfront home has marvelous sunset views which crystal clear turquoise waters of the Caribbean at your doorstep, this property is located in the sought after community of Lawson Rock.

The community has two pools, a restaurant and marina.  With 102 feet of beachfront this 6/10 acre site has been lushly landscaped with almost every tropical flower in the Caribbean.  Asking Price $US $1,449,000
Own a magnificent island estate with a natural deep water harbor, more than 310-ft. private beachfront, 4.8 acres on tropical paradise and a fully furnished luxury home.  Located on Roatan, Bay Islands, Honduras, Central America.

Asking Price- $2,250,000
Tel USA + 1 877 716 1388 – Tel Honduras + 504 455 6022- email: info@roatanrealty.com
Roatan Realty Office Park, Main Rd, Brick Bay, Roatan


Infinity Bay Spa & Beach Resort

An investment that is so good…..
You may never want to sell.
(Located at the famous “L dock”)

They are not making any more beachfront property like this.
Own a Villa on Roatan´s most beautiful beach for as little as $259,000.

Visit our website at: http://www.infinitybay.com
For more information call: (504) 403-8076/77 U.S. Phone 541-359-1229 or e-mail us at: info@infinitybay.com

Parrot Tree
Plantation
Century 21
J. Edwards Real Estate
Roatan’s Most prestigious Resort Community!

Starting from $259,900 & up.
1-4 bedroom Units
Beachfront Condos
Marina Villas
Retail Space
Home Sites
200 Acre Gated Community
5 Acre Private Lagoon
Full Service Marina
Day Spa & Retreat
Coffee Shop

JEdwards@Century21Roatan.com
Telephones: Hond: 504-3320-7177  /  US: 713-491-4540 
www.ParrotTreePlantation.com/
www.Century21Roatan.com
Parrot Tree Plantation and it’s offices are located mid-island on the south shore.

Rentals

For Rent

Main Street, Colonia Palmira, #2036
> ½ block from United Nations Building
> and La Salsa Restaurant
> •         Perfect for Office with
> more than 10 Units
 •         Meeting/Board Room
 •         Air Conditioning
•         Electric Generator
 •         Available Computer Network
 •         3 Phone Lines
 •         Water Cistern
 •         Lush Gardens
 •         Social/Break room Areas
 •         4 Car Garage
 •         3 ½ Restrooms
  
  Information:
Tel. 232-6263,
 Sr. Enrique Moncada

FOR THOSE LOOKING FOR
AUTHENTICITY

A COLONIAL TOUCH

8 « full extra » all equiped rooms
Refined colonial style
Intercontinental and french breakfast
Flowered patio
Spanish,English, French speaking

House for Rent, Sale or Exchange
Located in Comayaguelas´s best commercial area, ideal for business. 
Location novena calle entre 3 y 4 ave.
Across from ¨Japon Internacional¨
(Mitch Proof Location).
Six rooms, plus a seventh room in
a mezzanine. 1 ½ bathrooms, warehouse,
water tank, steel entrance door, steel bar protected windows, e/w sound isolation(glass reduces external noise). Two telephone lines, roofed patio, safe ceiling bars, ceramic floors, and a 30 ft. tower for communication. 
The house has the following measurements: 151.94 mts.2, 217.93 vrs2.
Sale Price:2 Million, (0r exchange for a house located in Col. Los Robles, Roble Alto,
Las Hadas etc.) Monthly rent: L.7,500.
If you are interested Call Phone:
(504) 234-5018, or e-mail: zzrpfm96@yahoo.com.

Copan Ruinas, Long & Short Term Vacation Rental, La Casa de Don Santiago ...
comfortable and stylish with all amenities, 2 bedrooms each with private balcony and valley views, 2 1/2 baths, hot water, granite
countertops throughout, color tv w/ cable,
ceiling fans, custom furniture, extra large closets, fully equipped kitchen, all new appliances, living room, dining room, garden w/ hammock, centrally located & close to all shopping, dining and cultural offerings.
Copan´s best vacation rental. Contact: http://casacafe@hondutel.hn, http://casadecafe@mayanet.hn 

Leslie’s Place
BED & BREAKFAST INN + INTERNET

Colonia Palmira, Distrito Hotelero,
Frente a Plaza San Martin,
Residencia 452

PBX: (504) 220-7494, 220-5325,  FAX (504) 220-7492
E -mail:  services@dormir.com  http//: www.dormir.com

Leslie’s Place
Aparthotel + Internet
Colonia Tepeyac 1167
Corporative Monthly Rates

Furnished Rooms
Private Bathroom
Full Kitchen
Telephone
Cable T.V. And A/C
Wireless Internet
Common Area
Garden
Parking Lot
Laundry
Fax

PBX: (504) 220-7494
E -mail: services@dormir.com

Honduras Shores Plantation

  • Caribbean Beach Club

  • Pool, Restaurant and Bar

  • Cabañas and Houses For Rent

  • A/C, Cable T.V.

  • 24 Hours Security

San Juan, Tela. Tel: (504) 448-0342
415-3105
http://resort@hondshores.com  www.hondshores.com

For Rent

San Pedro Sula For Rent
Two bedrooms for a single person, clean, secure, convenient location.  Lps. 3,500.  Contact: 984-3217 or send mail to : Chieko Cano, P.O.Box 5,  Siguatepeque, Honduras

Copan Apartments For Rent in Tegucigalpa
The Best Completely furnished apts. in Tegucigalpa. Full service: daily maid, swimming pool, laundry/ironing, hot water, telephone(direct, private lines) T.V. cable, microwave, free internet, A.C.,V.C.R.(video), Fax, barbecue area, garden, individual garages, security. 1,2,3 bedroom/2 bath rooms, study office (optional), internet, a country house for weekends at Zamorano Valley(4 manzanas of land), fruit trees, walking ways, 45 minutes from Tegucigalpa, Col. Palmira, Las Acacias St. 2 blocks west from the former United Nations Bldg. Tegucigalpa MDC Tel (504) 238-1751, FAX:(504) 238-3752

Apartment For Rent
For an executive located in Col. Florencia del Norte, private security, garage.  Hot water, telephone line, furnished or unfurnished.  Electricity, water and private security included in price.  Price $350.00/month.
If you are interested please contact:
Mr. Ochoa Phones: (504) 358-5432, 232-4594, or e-mail: froyochoa@yahoo.com

Office For Rent
Located in Florencia del Norte, private security, area: 50 mts. 2, bathroom, telephone line, parking space,  Price $350.00

If you are interested please contact:
Mr. Ochoa Phones: (504) 358-5432, 232-4594, or e-mail: froyochoa@yahoo.com

Humuya Inn
Guest Rooms and Apartments
For both short and extended stays at affordable prices.  All of our rooms include air conditioning, wireless internet, cable television, direct dial telephones, daily maid service.  Large family room and full service kitchen 24-7 security.  Please see our website to fully appreciate our establishment at www.humuyainn.com American owned and managed. Information:
(504) 239-8962, 235-7276 Fax:239-5099 or Info@humuyainn.com
Tegucigalpa

For Sale

Siguatepeque, Spring like all year, two places on 2+ acres each, both  with a large house and small house for employee, fruit trees. water, electric, all weather road just off major hwy. short distances from town.  $65,000 each If interested contact gttucker@hondutel.hn

Beautiful House for Sale in the Best Town of Tegucigalpa

Located in Col. Lomas del Guijarro, excellent location. Six bedrooms, studio, living room dining room,  big kitchen, terrace, garage for four cars, one apartment with living room, kitchen, dining room, ceramic floors in the entire house, it has everything you want!!! Perfect for a bed and breakfast or any business.  If you are interested contact me to: hontweekadmon@multidata.hn or andrea_gutierrez@hotmail.com.  Phone(504) 232-2300.

For Sale
Copan Ruinas, Property for Sale, apprx 2 acres, one of few large properties available within village boundaries, view of village and valley, mature trees, water, elect, telephone access, street access, located on road to Macaw Mtn Tropical Bird Park,  5 minutes to center of village, casacafe@hondutel.hn , casadecafe@mayanet.hn

For Sale
Tired of warm weather? Beautiful property for sale(1.74 acres). 3 bedrm, livingrm/kitchen house in 1000 square feet. It has a creek and approximately 300 trees. 2 ½ Km from a nationally declared historic town of Ojojona.  34 Km from the capital, Tegucigalpa. yvoncita1000@hotmail.com, Central America (504) 380 1069 & 767 0810.

Extraordinary

Land acquisition opportunity on the island of Roatan. ±10 acre waterfront parcel in Port Royal, road access, excellent views, developer´s dream. Principals only, for more information please contact: Daniel "DOC" O´Connor .
doconnor@pluribushn.com
u.s. toll free 1.888.417.2660
in honduras 504.236.9200
cell Honduras 504.946.5220

Terrain Located in El Hatillo

2.3 Km. ahead of Pinares School, 5,000 V2, completely square and plain. Beautiful view of Tegucigalpa.  US $12.00 V2, If you are interested please call us at Tel: (504) 364-7047 or e-mail: itoihonduras@hotmail.com 

Design, Supervision, and Construction
Are you planning to build a house on the beach, country field or in the city, or an apartment for rent, mall.  Contact us:  Phone: (504) 966-8455. Arq. Elia sor Phone:(504) 942-9934, ask for Mrs. Luz
CAH/0432,  20 years of experience

General Contractor Available

Florida Certified General Contractor recently relocated to Tegucigalpa.  Over thirty years of experience in commercial, institutional, industrial (heavy), underground, marine and high end residential construction.  Expertise in administrative and field management.  Also available to oversee and inspect the construction of your new office or home.  Call Mike at 504-230-7207, or e-mail: tuc1951@yahoo.com

Fernando’s Tours

Express Bus
Express Bus and Tours anywhere in Honduras
Special tours to:
Valle de Angeles, Comayagua, and South of Honduras.
Contact us!!!!
Phones: (504) 238-0239 and 213-0652, e-mail: juanfer_lloveras@yahoo.es

Advance Rent a Car
La Ceiba:441-2929
San Pedro Sula: 552-2295
Tegucigalpa: 235-9531
info@advancerentacar.com
www.advancerentacar.com

Wash & Wet
Chat while you do your laundry
Open from Monday through Friday , from  8:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m., Saturdays trough Sunday, from 10:00 a.m.- 4:00 p.m.,  We are located in Col. Palmira 1era calle, Ave. Panama.  Phone:265-2037.  Come and visit us!

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Catholic and Evangelical church spreading their message on TV

Alvaro Morales Molina
Honduras This Week

Basilica Suyapa
Alex Jones/Honduras This Week
A view of the Basilica Suyapa from the studio where the Catholic channel is broadcasted.

Honduras This Week National NewsGlobalization is forcing all of the elements in society to develop and evolve, one of them is communications, and, as the Scion Protocols said at the end of 18th century, controlling the basic elements of production and the media is a must to control the human race. There is definitely a difference between those religions that use the media to control and those who use it merely to broadcast their message, but their methods remain similar.By Alvaro Morales Molina


Cubans using Honduras as transit country on their way north

Alex Jones
Honduras This Week

Cubans
Alex Jones/Honduras This Week
Many Cubans travel aboard fishing boats such as this one docking at the Bay Islands.

Honduras This Week National NewsLast weekend, 24 Cuban refugees arrived on the Bay Islands and 14 touched land on the Mosquitia coast. That comes as a reminder that Honduras is increasingly being used by Cubans as a transit country to reach the United States.  By Alex Jones


Campaign for a safe Holy Week hoping to reduce accidents and drowning

Anette Emanuelsson
Honduras This Week

Honduras This Week National News´Safe summer, happy summer´ is the slogan of this year’s Easter week campaign launched by the Commission for Prevention of Accidents (Conapra) on Friday. The launch was carried out at the intersection between the Tegucigalpa – San Pedro Sula highway and the road leading to El Progreso and beach towns Tela and La Ceiba.By Anette Emanuelsson



The Evangelical and Catholic churches prepare for Easter

Louise Wallace
Honduras This Week

Central Tegucigalpa
Courtesy of the Institute of Tourism
A sawdust carpet in central Tegucigalpa.

Honduras This Week National NewsThe reputation is that in Semana Santa Tegucigalpa will be deserted. The streets will be quiet; the shops empty and the fume belching traffic that thunders ´Wacky Races´ style through the city will be none existent. Only in Semana Santa is Tegucigalpa said to be vacant. A skeleton of a city – its people adrift in exotic locations, celebrating their holiday in Guatemala and Honduras’ wild North Coast. Some are attracted to this peace and silence. Others do not have the money to go away. Yet for the Evangelical and Catholic churches, Semana Santa will be a time to celebrate in the city, utilizing Tegucigalpa’s age old traditions in their efforts this Easter to be closer to God.By Louise Wallace


When the beach party came to town

Alex Jones
Honduras This Week

Honduras This Week National NewsEight trucks of sand will be making their way to the Hotel Marriott this Semana Santa to construct Playa Teguz 2007. The sand will be spread out across the hotel car parks, forming a local beach for all those visiting or staying in Tegucigalpa Thursday through Saturday.By Alex Jones


EDITORIAL

Time to enjoy

To live in accordance with the teachings of Christ is very different from going to a church and adopting a passive and comfortable role: the church as a social club.

Honduras This Week - Opinions and EditorialsThe most important religious event for Christians is the celebration of the resurrection of Christ. During Holy Week, the events surrounding his death and resurrection are remembered.Full Editorial


Aval launches Elite Club for loyal clients

Fernando Fortin and Regino Cordova
Courtesy of Aval
Fernando Fortin, Director of Commercialization, and Regino Cordova, the host of the show.

Honduran Business and EconomicsFinancial corporation Aval, belonging to Citigroup, recently launched its Elite Club Aval at the haute couture fashion show Aval Elite Verano 2007. The Elite Club Aval is described as a passport that gives those with an Aval Platinum or Gold Card the opportunity to attend the country’s best shows, cultural happenings, sports events as well as scientific conferences in the areas of medicine, engineering, and architecture. Full Article



BUSINESS WEEK IN REVIEW

Honduran Business and Economics

La Ceiba in preparation for Semana Santa

Louise Wallace
Honduras This Week

La Ceiba
Courtesy of the Institute of Tourism
The church and the municipal building in downtown
La Ceiba.

Travel & Tourism in HondurasThe coastal town of La Ceiba is a hub for tourism in Honduras. Its cocoanut clad beaches, steamy jungle mountains and ‘tranquilo’ North Coast atmosphere distinguish it from its competitors, drawing crowds that exceed the town’s hotel capacity. La Ceiba’s Chamber of Tourism is keen to build on this success. In an ambitious project that will include the reopening of a bridge and a schedule of music and dance appropriate to the town’s Carribean links, Anaite Sebt, coordinator of this institution, hopes that in 2007 La Ceiba will produce one of the most memorable Semana Santas in the North Coast’s history.By Louise Wallace


Natural, archeological and culinary treats at Lake Yojoa

Alex Jones
Honduras This Week

Pullapanzak Waterfall
Alex Jones/Honduras This Week
If accompanied by a guide, visitors can reach the cave behind the Pullapanzak waterfall.

Travel & Tourism in HondurasLake Yojoa’s name derives from the Word Yoco-ha in the Lenca language, meaning “accumulated water on earth.” Its origin is volcanic, as proven by the sediment and volcanic ash that are found in this region. It is the only natural sweet water lake that exists in Honduras, located between Comayagua, Cortes and Santa Barbara.By Alex Jones


Yuscarán and Yeguare use tourism to build future

Louise Wallace
Honduras This Week

Yuscaran's vibrant culture
Louise Wallace/Honduras This Week
Paper mache figures represent Yuscaran’s vibrant culture.

Travel & Tourism in HondurasSituated 30 kilometers from Tegucigalpa, the region of Yeguare has been, until recently, a tourist wasteland. While local towns Santa Lucia and Valle de Angeles absorbed day trippers from the country’s capital, foreigners have by passed the region, skipping to such tourist power houses as Copan and the Bay Islands. It is not that the area is not attractive. On the contrary, a geographic diversity that includes fresh, green mountains and dry, golden planes give the region a natural magnificence that should surely appeal to visitors. So too does the region have an interesting and distinct set of traditions that stretch back to the country’s colonization. However, its people suffer from poverty levels that are among the highest in the country. This has brought the accompanying ills of poor education, lack of aspiration and under development. Quite simply, the region has lacked the educational and financial resources to build a sustainable tourism industry.By Louise Wallace


Roatan Bruce Interviews:

The New Clinica Esperanza – The People’s Clinic

Travel & Tourism in HondurasDr. Patrick, a major contributor to the well being of island families these last few years came on the show a few days before the official grand opening of Clinica Esperanza on Saturday, March 10th. The new clinic is located just east of Anthony’s Key Resort in Sandy Bay.By Bruce Starr


Rich cultural experiences for Semana Santa in Copan Ruinas

Anna Smith
Honduras This Week

La Pintada
Anna Smith
Two boys in the village La Pintada in which the proceeds from the tours go to the Mayan community.

Travel & Tourism in HondurasSemana Santa, or Holy Week, promises to be full of vibrant cultural and religious events in Copan Ruinas this year. Copan Ruinas is a welcome alternative to chaotic Antigua for Holy Week, with the entire street in front of the cathedral in the centre square covered in alfombras, painstakingly created in a myriad of colors with cultural and religious scenes. This traditional art form will be displayed beginning Friday afternoon of Semana Santa in the centre of Copan, promising all of the beauty of the alfombras in Antigua, but with the more intimate community spirit that is characteristic of Copan Ruinas. By Anna Smith


Things to do and places to go around Tegucigalpa this Easter week

Alvaro Morales Molina
Honduras This Week

La Tigra
Alex Jones/Honduras This Week
The afternoon mist setting over a trail in the La Tigra cloud forest.

Travel & Tourism in HondurasAlmost half of the city’s population leave Tegucigalpa during Easter week, and the other half spend the days in a mixture of worship and relaxation. After Wednesday, most of the streets in Tegucigalpa will be deserted, as if a Sunday had been put on replay, right up until the end of the week, when all of the sunburned and bankrupted tourists come back to reality. By Alvaro Morales Molina


Roatan

A MUCH MORE POSITIVE START

Travel & Tourism in HondurasWe begin this week’s edition with a great food review. In West Bay, a new restaurant has risen and it calls itself Buffalo. They call it a Western atmosphere and it is the closest thing we have found to being just that. Good country music featuring all of the islands favorite songs including “Where My Gonna Go when I Get Home” and the ever popular “Blind Love”, the theme song from Guanaja, played at just the right volume to allow dinner conversation. The menu is simple but effective, if you came for excellent beef you came to the right place. Rib eye, T-bone and New York grilled on an open fire to your specification. Generous salads, baked potato, rice and vegetables and your choice of four sauces for the meat.By Don Pearly


.............................ART

Honduran Culture
WOMEN IN THE ARTS.
Mujeres en las Artes. One of the strongest artistic movements in Tegucigalpa.  Mujeres en la Artes Leticia de Oyuela constantly sponsors workshops, exhibitions, conferences, art shows and community events in the city. For the complete schedule, log on to www.muaartes.org.hn or contact Veronica Romero at 222 3015.
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