#72: Third postcard from Honduras

Roatan Island

Pope stamps

Received from Glenn from Airdrie, Canada. Please check out his blog here.

The orchid is the national flower of Honduras, while the Scarlet Macaw is its national bird.

#72: Third postcard from Honduras

Saint Lucia, near Tegucigalpa

Commemorative stamps

Received from Mervin from San Pedro Sula.

It is common to find blonde haired, blue eyed Hondurans living on the bay islands. They are direct descendents of the British Pirates that came here over 500 years ago.

#72: Second postcard from Honduras

The Copan ruins

Commemorative stamps

Received from Mervin from San Pedro Sula.

The five stars on the Honduran flag represent the five countries of Central America. With the middle star representing Honduras, as it is the only country that touches four other Central American countries.

#72: First postcard from Honduras

Map of Honduras

People stamp

Received from Mervin from San Pedro Sula.

Honduras is bordered to the west by Guatemala, to the southwest by El Salvador, to the southeast by Nicaragua, to the south by the Pacific Ocean at the Gulf of Fonseca, and to the north by the Gulf of Honduras, a large inlet of the Caribbean Sea.