WILDLIFE CONSERVATION

"Bring your binoculars wherever you go while staying at The Lodge at Pico Bonito near the Caribbean coast of Honduras. You will see some of the rarest and most beautiful birds in Central America."

"Situated between two fast moving rivers, the luxury lodge nestles in the lap of Pico Bonito National Park, 270,000 acres of tropical rainforest. Much of the land is terra incognita, unexplored and unexploited. Here, the jaguar and mountain lion stalk their prey, deadly fer-de-lances lie in wait, and howler monkeys roar their eponymous cries."

"There's so much completely untouched country out back, you never know what is going to come out of it... At the lodge, it's just crazy, I don't know anywhere else in the tropics like it."

"A good way to spend a rainy afternoon is at Robert Lehman's Museum of Butterflies and Insects in La Ceiba. He exhibits more than 10,000 insects, mostly local species."

"Copan, one of the most glorious ancient Mayan cities is only a few hours drive from Pico Bonito. With its year-round moderate temperatures and beautiful colonial buildings, Copan Ruinas is one of the most pleasant towns in all of Honduras."