What's your must buy when in Honduras

[crewsweeper]

Hi, I noticed your post and would love to find out where I can buy Lenca pottery.

 

Thanks

 

You might find it at the Yaba Ding Ding gift shops in both ports shopping areas or at the "Made in Roatan" in Coxen Hole, near the port.

[Mrs.Gosse]

Great thread idea OP! I love coffee and I'm very excited to purchase some now. Great info on the beer too since DH and I love to drink local.

 

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[ABQrobin]

Mayan wooden carved masks. We collect them. We have them from all over the Yucatan, Belize, and Roatan. At Mahogany Bay, there is a "craft market" in the back corner, go there. Excellent prices and variety!

[crewsweeper]

Mayan wooden carved masks. We collect them. We have them from all over the Yucatan, Belize, and Roatan. At Mahogany Bay, there is a "craft market" in the back corner, go there. Excellent prices and variety!

 

Just curious...not meaning to flame you or dis the masks, which are very colorful and interesting in craftsmanship, but did the shops or mask makers explain how can Roatan have "Mayan" masks if the Mayans were never in Honduras further south than the southwestern Guatemalan border and were not as a whole a coastal culture and certainly never ventured out to sea from the coast? :confused:

[ABQrobin]

Just curious...not meaning to flame you or dis the masks, which are very colorful and interesting in craftsmanship, but did the shops or mask makers explain how can Roatan have "Mayan" masks if the Mayans were never in Honduras further south than the southwestern Guatemalan border and were not as a whole a coastal culture and certainly never ventured out to sea from the coast? :confused:

 

yes, the Mayans were in Honduras on the mainland. In fact, Copan is one of the BEST and most important ruin sites in the Mayan world right now as it gave archaeologists more clues to understanding the Mayan language.

They were never on Roatan... but they were definitely on the Mainland of Honduras.

 

And I am not talking about buying masks made by Mayans 500 years ago. I am talking about the masks made by the decendents who still live all over Central America and carve masks depicting the cultural myths and legends, religion, etc. These masks from this area mostly depict their deities, the jaguar and monkey being most often depicted. Northern Mayan (Yucatan Mexico) masks usually depict a legend with characters. They are really very interesting.

Edited January 9, 2015 by ABQrobin

[Travel Junkie Judy]

We vacation in Roatan each year.

 

The wood items are wonderful and made in Honduras.

We have bowls, wall hangings and an ice bucket.

I love them all.

The ice bucket is at least 4 years old, maybe older.

I get lots of compliments on it.

It still looks like new.

 

If you want true, local Roatan, you can be 100% sure it is local if you go to the Cameo Factory.

All drivers know where it is located - just west of the Coxen Hole port (mostly NCL, RCCL & a few others)

It is not far from either port and well worth the trip.

Everything in the Cameo Factory is made on site.

Franco, the owner, is amazing and everyone there does beautiful work.

 

It is mostly jewelry, but they have other items - for example - carved conch shells.

 

Judy