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The past two weekends I got to hop on a bus with highschoolers for two field trips. The first was La Tigra National Park - 238 sq feet of cloud forest and pine forest with abandoned mines, colorful birds, numerous rivers and waterfalls. Imagine walking on a mud path along side gorgeous flora of lush trees, vines, lichen, large ferns, colorful mushrooms, and orchids. I literally did some vine swinging (though not very successfully). It was a 2 hour hike just to get to the park entrance plus another 3 hours hiking to reach this tremendous waterfall. We stopped and had lunch at the foot of the waterfall hearing the water pour just next to us. On the way back down, a group of us got tired of all the trash on the path and started picking it up. We ended up with three grocery bags of trash! But other than that - BEAUTIFUL!

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The following weekend I headed out from Cantarranas at 3 in the morning for a 5 hour bus ride to reach Pulhapanzak National Park. No biggie for me cause I passed out the whole way their and back :D

Now I was impressed by the first waterfall at La Tigra but this park had a HUMONGOUS 43 m waterfall with a permanent rainbow next to it. And you could even zip line right across the front of this waterfall over a huge valley. This place is barely even mentioned in guide books, so it was so empty, relaxed, and peaceful. You could get a plate of typical Honduran food or drinks at the cafeteria and sit right next to this river. Or you can go for a swim and climb the many boulders and trees to jump in. Afterwards, we headed out to Lago de Yojoa, Honduras' largest natural lake. We sat at one of the many cheap eateries sitting right on the edge of the lake, ordered our food and drinks - and me enjoying the huge jar of chilies on the table. How lucky are these highschoolers to have these incredible fieldtrips!

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So get ready to visit! Your dream vacation awaits!