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La Ceiba
Atlántida Department, Honduras
La Ceiba is a vibrant port city and capital of Atlántida Department on Honduras's northern Caribbean coast, with around 200,000 residents living amid lush valleys at the foot of Pico Bonito mountain.
Founded in 1877 near a massive ceiba tree, it boomed as a banana export hub for companies like Standard Fruit (now Dole), evolving into an ecotourism and entertainment center with pineapple, fishing, and industrial exports alongside lively nightlife and the famous May Carnaval drawing 500,000 visitors.
Key attractions include ferries to Bay Islands like Roatán, Pico Bonito National Park for hiking and rafting on the Cangrejal River, Cuero y Salado Wildlife Refuge for manatee spotting, and urban spots like Swinford Park and a butterfly museum.
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Atlántida
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