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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.
Travel time from Tegucigalpa airport
:
2 hours Preferred
airport in Honduras (destination city):
Tegucigalpa Current construction needs: None at this time Electricity
on worksite:
Yes Accommodations: Stay in a local hotel in Danli Teams
stay in a basic hotel called La
Esperanza in the downtown area of Danlí. ·
Distance from worksite—
about a 5-7 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 Meals:
(cost included in per diem fee)
Breakfast and dinner are served at a restaurant nearby.
Lunches are prepared to eat at the worksite. Other
comments on this site:
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.
NOTE: If the team takes a leisure day in Danli, they do not have the option of returning to Tegucigalpa a day early and going to Valle de Angeles.
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