After five days in Utila, we journeyed to Lago de Yojoa, the largest lake in Honduras. Surrounded by two national parks, the area has a rich biodiversity and is popular with birders. It also has a microbrewery started by some Oregonians - http://www.ddbrewery.com/ - which was our base. We enjoyed our first proper ales since we started our trip, and it was hard to leave. An added bonus, due to the brewery, is that all water on the premises is purified - no brushing teeth with bottled water. It rained 5.5 inches during our first night. It was one of the cleanest areas we have visited in Central America, and its people were some of the nicest...hitchhiking is safe and common.
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| Rowboat rental - $2.50 per day... |
We visited nearby Pulhapanzak Falls, the tallest in the country at 140 feet. We paid a little extra for a guide to take us behind the waterfall - the karst topography resulted in some really interesting cave-like features.
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We also visited nearby Finca El Paraiso - a coffee plantation with hiking trails and a plethora of flaura and fauna.
The views from atop nearby Las Nalgas ridge (Spanish for "the buttcheeks," due to its unique profile):
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