Roatan Island : Pictures of The Fantasy Island
By jayita, Gaea News NetworkThursday, January 14, 2010
HONDURAS (GaeaTimes.com) — Are you interested in scuba diving ? or love adventure and amenities ? then Roatan is the best place where your dream can be fulfilled. Roatan is the largest Honduras’ Bay Islands, situated between the islands of tila and Guanaja.
The island consists of two municipalities: Jose Santos Guardiola in the east (named after the former president of Honduras) and Roatn (also including the Cayos Cochinos) further south in the west. The most populous town of the island is Coxen Hole, capital of Roatn municipality, located in the southwest. Other important towns include French Harbour, West End, and Oak Ridge, the capital of Jose Santos Guardiola municipality.
Roatan is enriched with rare collection of flora and fauna. The easternmost quarter of the island is covered by mangroves that is 15 meters wide on the average. This section is called Helene, or Santa Elena in Spanish. Variety of marine lives would be there to welcome you. You can easily catch a glimpse of butterflies- iguanas- sharks and even dolphins at the Roatan Institute for Marine Sciences.
Roatn has become an important cruise ship and scuba diving destination in Honduras. Tourism is its most important economic sector, though fishing is also an important source of income for islanders.
At Fantasy Island you’ll find a tradition of island hospitality combined with the surroundings’ beauty. The island seems to be a paradise on earth spreading its beauty across the horizon. It’s the ideal place to fulfill your Caribbean Fantasies, beneath the deep blue sky and abundance of nature’s beauty.
