Introduction
The coastal city of Trujillo, long a beach retreat for the people of San Pedro Sula and Tegucigalpa, still has yet to fully recover from the 1998 devastation of Hurricane Mitch. It's not that the place is a mess, but rather that tourists just haven't been flocking here. The beaches are now in good shape and the airport has been repaired, but there aren't any flights. Trujillo seems to have completely missed the rampant progress going on in places like La Ceiba, 165km (102 miles) east, but that might change: The first rumbles of development have begun west of the city, yet at the rate things are going, any significant change is still a way off.
Trujillo has born witness to many of the most significant events in Central American history. On August 14, 1502, Christopher Columbus set foot on the American mainland here for the first time on his fourth and final voyage. The first Catholic Mass on the continent soon followed. In 1860 the North American William Walker, after having...
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Fortaleza de Santa Barbara
Imposing its iron fist from its elevated point in the center of town is the Fortaleza de Santa Barbara, a Spanish colonial fortress that was erected...
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- Museums
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Cementerio Viejo
Now that the weeds have been pulled and the site is renovated, the gates of this old cemetery in the center of town have officially been unlocked...
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Refugio de Vida Silvestre Guaimoreto
Similar to Cuero y Salado and the Laguna de los Micos on the north coast, Guaymoreto, 5km (3 miles) east of Trujillo, is a large lagoon surrounded...
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