The Republic of Honduras is a country in Central America, bordered to the west by Guatemala, to the south west by El Salvador, to the south east by Nicaragua, to the south by the Pacific Ocean, to the north by the Gulf of Honduras and the Caribbean Sea, with Belize (formerly British Honduras) situated 50 miles (75 km) away across the Gulf of Honduras.
Honduras is the second biggest country in Central America. It Colonial Villages (Gracias, Comayagua), ancient Maya ruins (Copan), Natural Parks (Moskitia) and Pacific and Caribbean Sea coastline, where the Bay Island offer great beaches and coral reefs where snorkeling and diving is a must. The country is neighboured by Guatemala to the northwest, El Salvador to the west and Nicaragua to the southeast.
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