Roatán Island, Honduras

Hello all! Another Monday, another start of the week...and after giving us some peace, the fog has found its way to come back and torment us in a dense manner...and i dont know if it is due to all this weather, but ive been feeling really under it, with total lack of energy or desire to do anything...except sleep of course...but lets not get overcome with such thoughts and get down to some mail (I promised I will try to get better in posting updates here).
Last time I posted, I had this hope that the next day the postman will come and bring me bunch of mail after ignoring me for a while...but of course, he didn't come on that day, nor the next one, nor the next one...he ignored me till Saturday...and surprised me with a somewhat full mailbox (not a record-breaker though), and among else, brought me two new countries, written and stamped! Yippie!! So I just forgave him immediately for passing me by for days =)
One of them is right here! My first written and stamped card from Honduras! At last! I never thought I would be getting one ever! I have a bunch of blank cards from there, but now I can brag with a written and stamped one too! And all that thanks to the Glenn postcard fairy =)  ( I hope that people who are regular contributors with surprise postcards, don't mind when I call them fairies, but to me, it really feels like that when I find such gems in my mailbox =))
What a great way to start the 2014 label :)

and it is such a lovely card too! clear blue skies! something ive been missing for over a month here!
The Roatán Island is the largest of Honduras' Bay Islands and was formerly known as Ruatan and Rattan. It is approximately 77 kilometres long, and less than 8 kilometres across at its widest point.

Funny trivia:
English is the first language of all native islanders regardless of race and Spanish is spoken second, whereas mainland Honduras is primarily Spanish speaking. It remains this way because of the islands' past as a British colony with descendants of the British Isles.

ta-daaaa! the stamps and the cancellation (it may not be perfectly clear postmarks, but you can surely read Honduras, and Oficina Roatan)
The stamp on the left is from a set of two issued in 2008, commemorating the 100th Anniversary of the Death of Juan Ramon Molina. The other one commemorates Pope John Paul (just a bit confused if it was issued in 2005 or 2006)

Thanks a lot again Glenn! Love this card!

Honduras

well, if you've been following the time intervals lately you probably know that unfortunately, updates happen weekly only and that today is THE day when one should happen...plus it is another gloomy depressing Sunday...so here we go :)

Not mailed from Honduras directly, but being a map-card, it is extremely worth in the blank condition as well :)
Before this card, if you had asked me to point Honduras on the map, I would have wandered around the continent honestly....but now I think ill manage from the first attempt :)
Did you actually know that the country's former name was "Spanish Honduras" in order to distinguish it from "British Honduras" which is today's Belize? I had no idea, so I should do some further reading about this.
What I like about the countries in this part of the world is that they are often associated with fresh fruit. Now, to make it clear, im not at all fond of fruits and vegetables, but somehow, countries like this make me think of sunshine, warmth, beautiful nature, million of lovely colours and happiness. Plus I have this idea that the fruit there is much tastier than ours, and that it is 100% natural and not the kind of artificial one we get to see in our supermarkets...I mean, big, red strawberries in March or April? Por favor....or bananas and oranges and tomatoes all throughout the year....and their shape and state always feels so impeccable....something must be wrong there....

Puerto Cortes, Honduras

Here is my second Honduras card, and if all goes well, a third one should be in my mailbox anytime soon :)

Puerto Cortes is Honduras's main sea port and it is considered the most important seaport in Central America.
the back of the card says: "Vista Nocturna del Puente Sobre la laguna De Alvarado, Puerto Cortes"
I guess it has to something with a night view...of the De Alvadaro laguna..
Unfortunately, i couldnt really come across any worthwhile information about it, without sounding like a travel agent's who wants to sell you something....

Copan Ruins, Honduras

Well, if during the week i havent been able to make an update, at least ill close it with one  :)  And starting with nothing more, nothing less but a new country...and if im counting right, its will be no. 93....not bad, not bad at all...i just hope to reach 100 by the end of the year :)
Btw....my GTKY Christmas Flamingos are finally all here, so if you want to, here you can take a look - click me!

Well, not only Honduras takes the 93rd place on my list of countries, but it as well crosses out another UNESCO site from my collection! As i love to say sometimes....two flies killed in one move ;-)

The pre-Columbian city today known as Copán  is a locale in western Honduras in the Copán Department, near to the Guatemalan border. It is the site of a major Maya kingdom of the Classic era.
The kingdom flourished from the 5th century AD to the early 9th century, with antecedents going back to at least the 2nd century AD.
The site in Copan is known for producing a remarkable series of portrait stelae most of which were placed along processional ways in the central plaza of the city and the adjoining acropolis. The stelae and sculptured decorations of the buildings of Copán are some of the very finest surviving art of ancient Mesoamerica.
Many structures are elaborately decorated with stone sculptures, usually constructed from a mosaic of carved stones of a size that one person could carry.

I think that writing about these cultures would never be enough coz they are so magnificent and rich in history....im really really amazed with these civilizations!