
We love historic Trujillo!
– the real life town of ‘Coralio’ located in the fictional ‘Republic of Anchuria’, as described in O. Henry’s delightful collection of short stories: “Of Cabbages & Kings”. After fleeing the U.S. in 1897 to avoid bank embezzlement charges, O. Henry holed up in a Trujillo hotel, and coined the term “banana republic” to describe an economy where there was favorable treatment of the fruit companies within Latin America. Read more here
– the final resting place of William Walker, an American filibuster who tried to conquer Central America but was shot by the Honduran government in 1860. You can visit his grave in the central Trujillo cemetery.
– where Dole Fruit (formerly Standard Fruit Company of La Ceiba, one of the 2 major players in the Honduran economy that prompted O Henry to call Honduras a Banana Republic), ships bananas out of nearby Puerta Castilla
– a favorite spot to plunder gold and silver for English, French & Dutch pirates and privateers, including “Pegleg”, “Blackbeard”, Francis Drake, Henry Morgan, Calico Jack Rackham, etc. in the 1600 & 1700’s. Visit the fort when you’re here and imagine looking out over the bay watching in trepidation as they arrive in their sailing ships.
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Our recent Posts & Stories
Adopting a Dog from Honduras
Recently we received an email from Laurie. It was so nice to read how this dog was rescued in Santa Fe and now lives in Seattle, WA. Here’s Laurie’s message:
This is the wonderful dog I got as a puppy from the little town Santa Fe in Honduras 14 years ago. We named him Peeps for his people in Santa Fe and he has been the sweetest most loyal dog ever. Getting him to Seattle Washington meant flying him to New York for quarantine 6weeks and then to Seattle. So glad we got to have him apart of our family

Adopted Dog from Honduras
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The Camino Real – Trujillo to Comayagua
Here’s an interesting article about the Spanish road from the port of Trujillo to then capital Comayagua, dating from the 1700’s.
Finding Honduras’ Forgotten Camino Real: Persistence of a Dream
With credit to The American Geographical Society of New York