Travel to Honduras

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This is a planning page for an academic trip to the Republic of Honduras to study the local agricultural environment.

General Information about Honduras

Honduar wikipedia page
Geography

Timeline: Jan 3- 13, 2018.

Location: La Paz, Honduras

  • Language: Spanish
  • in the "interior highlands" of the central region.
  • Elevation: ~2500 ft (750 m)
  • Population: ~46,000.

Host: Matt and Ellen Zell

email: zellsonamission@gmail.com

Travel arrangements:

  • from Chicago to ???
  • estimated cost: ???
  • Ground travel in Honduras
  • ???
Collection of Honduras Maps
Map
Map

Topics (tentative)

  • Coffee
  • visit coffee plantation (local friend - where?) Coffee harvest occurs during January.
  • Bananas
  • visit banana plantation (local friend - where?)
  • Local foods
  • Aquaponics
  • Medicinal plants
  • examine local medicinal practices
  • carry out extraction of local herbs
  • Service work
  • Water supplies