Tool Belt
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US Travel Alert for Honduras?
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PACKRMAN
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We just got back on 02/28 from Roatan. We stayed at West Bay. Had absolutely zero problems. Security had a strong presence but I didn't even see them stop anyone to even talk to them.
the fact is this; as a country the honduran crime rate is the same as new orleans and several other u.s. cities, only san pedro sula and tegus have very high crime rates. would you travel to new orleans and then not leave your hotel, seems like a gross overreaction to me.
makes me wonder why the u.s. doesn't issue a warning to travelers going to new orleans?
makes me wonder why the u.s. doesn't issue a warning to travelers going to new orleans?
What others have said.
I changed buses in San Pedro Sula once, and it did not feel safe to be out on the street--and I am not normally a very risk-averse traveler. If you're just transferring flights, stay at the airport. There's nothing to see in town, and places like SPS and Tegucigalpa are what the US State Dept. mostly has in mind when they issue those warnings. It is unfortunate that the Bay Islands, which one could almost believe are a different country, get lumped in with mainland Honduras. Some people for whom Utila is their ancestral home speak English as a first language and hardly even consider themselves Hondurans. Until relatively recent history, the mainland government left them pretty much alone.
I changed buses in San Pedro Sula once, and it did not feel safe to be out on the street--and I am not normally a very risk-averse traveler. If you're just transferring flights, stay at the airport. There's nothing to see in town, and places like SPS and Tegucigalpa are what the US State Dept. mostly has in mind when they issue those warnings. It is unfortunate that the Bay Islands, which one could almost believe are a different country, get lumped in with mainland Honduras. Some people for whom Utila is their ancestral home speak English as a first language and hardly even consider themselves Hondurans. Until relatively recent history, the mainland government left them pretty much alone.
DogDiver
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Most of the dive resorts hire a private security company that has a reputation among the locals as "shoot first, and don't bother with questions".
Roatan resorts are very safe.
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Roatan resorts are very safe.
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I read the warning several times along with speaking to several people on Utila natives and expats. Than I bought my tickets for my son and I. We are flying to Roatan and taking a puddle jumper to Utila the end of April. In our case it was easier and less expensive than going thru San Pedro Sula.
I'm not worried at all about our safety. We have had great times in Jamaica, Puerto Rica, Curacao, Mexico and other Caribbean islands where you certainly have to be careful.
I'm expecting 11 days of fun and learning to dive in an atmosphere that I expect to be very different than any island we have be to before.
I'm not worried at all about our safety. We have had great times in Jamaica, Puerto Rica, Curacao, Mexico and other Caribbean islands where you certainly have to be careful.
I'm expecting 11 days of fun and learning to dive in an atmosphere that I expect to be very different than any island we have be to before.
Have a great time!
Not that it's relevant to your trip, but just to be clear, San Pedro Sula airport is perfectly fine to connect to another flight--nothing's going to happen to you in the airport with all the security. I just wouldn't recommend going into town to have a stroll around if you have a long layover.
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i wouldn't recommend going into san pedro sula city center, because it isn't interesting. i've spent quite a lot of time there on business over the last few years and although i wouldn't wander around at night, crime has been my issue, boredom has !
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