This large central American country has borders with Guatemala to the north-west, Nicaragua to the south-east and El Salvador to the south-west. The north coast of Honduras borders the Caribbean Sea via Gulf of Honduras and the Pacific Ocean lies south via the Gulf of Fonseca.

It is mainly of mountainous with narrow plains along its coasts, with rainforest, mangrove swamps and savannas.

Often overlooked as a tourist destination due to the high crime rate in some of its cities Honduras dos have many attractions such as ancient Maya ruins, colonial villages, natural parks and great beaches and coral reefs.