Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
ish. The 'backpacker special' of a 3-course set meal for L120 is available between 4 and
6pm and is a good deal.
Drinking & Nightlife
Café ViaVia and the bar in Carnitas Nia Lola are happening spots in the evening.
CLUB
Papa Chango
(Calle Las Pilastras; midnight-late, Thu-Sat)
A popular, laid-back reggae bar. It heats up around
midnight, when all the bars in the center are required by a town council ordnance to close.
This area's a bit suspect - lone travelers (particularly women) are probably better off
avoiding it, and if they decide to go, are advised to take a mototaxi, both to and from.
Orientation & Information
The town only introduced street names recently, but few people use them; most people
know what street their own house or business is on, but everything else works by land-
marks. There are no street numbers.
IMMIGRATION
7am-4:30pm Mon-Fri)
On the
Honduran Immigration Office
(Av Centroamericana, Palacio Municipal;
plaza; come here for visa matters.
MONEY
For US dollars, the banks give a better rate than the moneychangers at the border, but
slightly less than banks elsewhere in Honduras. The following banks have ATMs that ac-
cept foreign cards.
Banco Atlántida
(cnr Calle Independencia & Av Copán)
Changes US dollars and traveler's checks. It
also has an ATM.
Banco Credomatic
(Calle de la Plaza)
On the plaza.
Banco de Occidente
(cnr Calle 18 Conejo & Av Copán)
On the plaza, changes US dollars and traveler's
checks, as well as Guatamalan quetzals, and gives cash advances on Visa and MasterCard.
POST
Post Office
(Calle de la Plaza)
A few doors from the plaza.
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