Mission Team Site Information for
La Jagua United Methodist Church
(lah HAH-gwah)

Area of Honduras:  Located in the town of Danlí (dahn-LEE), located about two hours east of Tegucigalpa (teh-goo-see-GAHL-pa), the capital city.

Maximum team size at this site:  12 plus one translator

Travel time from Tegucigalpa airport to Danlí (where team stays):  2 hours

Travel time between accommodations in Danlí and worksite: 45 minutes

Preferred airport in Honduras (destination city): Tegucigalpa

Current construction needs:  Consult with the UMVIM Coordinator.

Electricity on worksite:  No

Accommodations:  (cost included in the per diem fee.)

Teams stay in a basic hotel called La Esperanza in the downtown area of Danlí.

·        Distance from worksite— about a 1 hour and 15 minute drive. 

·        Setting—Small town, downtown area.

·        Rooms— simple, but clean, hotel rooms

·        Showers—yes, some private, some shared.

·        Toilets—yes

·        Bedding and towels—provided

·        Phone—available for emergencies

·        Electricity—yes

·        Laundry—hotel will do laundry for a fee

Meals:  (cost included in per diem fee)  Breakfast and dinner are served at a restaurant nearby.  Lunches are prepared to eat at the worksite.

Transportation:  (cost included in the per diem fee)  Bus or van between airport and site.  From the hotel to the worksite, church bus.

Other comments on this site: 
In the downtown area, there are several internet cafés (but with slow connection), and a small convenience stores (pulpería) within walking distance to the hotel.  As with all sites, we ask that teams not walk around town at night.

Cultural considerations:  See the general cultural awareness page on this website.

Sight-seeing from this site (Optional):  (team pays extra cost) 

(Not all teams take a sight-seeing day.  Some teams leave Danlí for Tegucigalpa the morning of their departure flight.)

·        Tegucigalpa—Some teams end their visit with a night at a Tegucigalpa hotel before flying out.  Teams pay for their meals during sight-seeing time, and the extra transportation cost, if any (contact UMVIM coordinator for costs).  Cost of hotel covered by per diem fee.  Teams who spend the last night in Tegucigalpa usually leave Danlí at 8am, travel to Teguc, check into a hotel there, then visit the town of Valle de Angeles, return to Teguc for dinner out, spend the night at the Teguc hotel, then leave for the airport in the morning.

·        Around the area of Danlí—these can be done in a couple hours.  Please arrange these tours with the local pastor the day you arrive to allow time to make arrangements ahead of time.