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	<title>Hondurasinfo | travel and vacation</title>
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	<description>If you are thinking of visiting Honduras, you have come to the right place</description>
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		<title>Types of id needed to enter Honduras</title>
		<description><![CDATA[	Most visitors from the U.S. , Central and South America need a valid passport. Travelers from other countries may need a visa. 
	Legal Requirements to Enter and Leave Honduras:
The documents and fees required upon entering or leaving Honduras are: Valid passport duly stamped by the Honduran Department of Immigration. (See list for visa requirements per [...]]]></description>
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		<title>About HONDURAS</title>
		<description><![CDATA[	Geography
Honduras, in the north-central part of Central America, has a Caribbean as well as a Pacific coastline. Guatemala is to the west, El Salvador to the south, and Nicaragua to the east. The second-largest country in Central America, Honduras is slightly larger than Tennessee. Generally mountainous, the country is marked by fertile plateaus, river valleys, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>History</title>
		<description><![CDATA[	During the first millennium, Honduras was inhabited by the Maya. Columbus explored the country in 1502. Honduras, with four other Central American nations, declared its independence from Spain in 1821 to form a federation of Central American states. In 1838, Honduras left the federation and became independent. Political unrest rocked Honduras in the early 1900s, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.hondurasinfo.com/infoposts/4</link>
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		<title>Culturally diverse histories</title>
		<description><![CDATA[	Honduran citizens have culturally diverse histories 
	Honduras is home to a variety of ethnic groups related to ancient Maya civilizations, pirates and Spanish conquistadors. 
	The Pech, Tawahka and Miskito live in very remote areas of Honduras. The Pech and Tawahka are believed to be descendents of the Paya who, in turn, may have descended from [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Within Guatemala: to AD 1821</title>
		<description><![CDATA[	Within the Spanish empire the long narrow strip of central America is known as Guatemala. It is among the earliest of colonial conquests on the mainland. Pedro de Alvarado, a leading member of Cortés&#8217; small party in the conquest of Mexico (1519-21), is sent south in 1523 to subdue the smaller area now known as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Central American Federation: AD 1823-1838</title>
		<description><![CDATA[	Recognizing the forceful leadership of Iturbide, the colonists of Guatemala offer to merge their region in 1821 with Mexico - uniting as one nation the previous viceroyalty of New Spain. The link holds when Iturbide makes himself emperor, in 1822. But with his sudden fall and flight from Mexico, in 1823, Guatemala decides to assert [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Independence: AD 1838-</title>
		<description><![CDATA[	Honduras is under the control of a conservative faction when it breaks away from the Central American Federation in 1838. It is leaving an organization headed by a Honduran, Francisco Morazán, who is liberal and passionately committed to the idea of central American unity. So Honduras has at its heart, from the beginning, the essential [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.hondurasinfo.com/infoposts/8</link>
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		<title>Packing for travel to Honduras</title>
		<description><![CDATA[	Packing for Honduras differs depending on where you go. The central plateau and mountainous zones such as Tegucigalpa, tend to be cool, while the coastal regions, like Tela and La Ceiba, are warmer with relatively high humidity. The time of year can also play a part. The rainy season runs from May to October, it [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.hondurasinfo.com/infoposts/9</link>
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		<title>Exchanging Currency in Honduras</title>
		<description><![CDATA[	US dollars are easily exchanged for Lempiras in banks, major hotels, airports and exchange houses. Most honduran banks are open on weekdays only from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Exchange houses are open longer and offer quicker service (and usually a better exchange rate) than banks. 
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		<title>Honduran Taxes</title>
		<description><![CDATA[	A 12 percent value added tax (“ ISV ” ) is added to all retail items except medicine. Some luxury goods have a higher tax. In restaurants, a 12 percent tax is added to food and drink items, and a 15 percent tax is added to alcoholic beverages, cigarettes, and cigars.
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