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Honduras

Capital: Tegucigalpa

  • The Hieroglyphic Stairway at Copán has 62 steps and about 2,200 carved glyphs, the longest known Maya hieroglyphic text.
  • Río Plátano Biosphere Reserve, a UNESCO site since 1982, shelters jaguars and macaws in rainforest and mangrove lagoons.
  • Divers in the Bay Islands can see whale sharks, manta rays and bottlenose dolphins in Caribbean waters.
  • Roatán lies on the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef, described as the second-largest barrier reef in the world.

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