A true-life banana republic, Honduras is an enigma. Amid a sometime scarred and deforested countryside and a grimy capital (Tegucigalpa), there are oases of calm and beauty. Top draw is the scuba scene on the Bay Islands, the cheapest place in the world to become PADI-qualified, while Copan’s Mayan ruins are worth seeing. Bearing in mind Hurricane Mitch’s devastation back in 1998, you might want to play safe and visit during December-May’s dry season.
Capital City: TegucigalpaPopulation: 7.5mCurrency: LempiraLanguage(s): SpanishReligion(s): Roman CatholicDialling code: +504