Bonnnaca Town as seen from Coral Bay Dive ResortGuanaja, Honduras, March, 2009
When Guanaja was first settled, the bugs were so bad on the main island that settlers opted instead for a small cay just offshore. Over the years the town has grown to "four acres of houses on three acres of land" as described by Bill, our host at Coral Bay. Approximately 60% of Guanaja's 12000 or so people live on Bonnaca. This crazy (in a good way), crowded place is the island's centre of activity with schools, churches, hardware, groceries, bars, hotels, banks, gas stations (for boats-there are no cars), and lobster processing plant. Did I mention all the people that live there too? Over the next couple of days I will give you a closer look.
No comments:
Post a Comment