The document outlines an itinerary for a trip through the Mosquitia region of Honduras and Antigua, Guatemala, from March 22 to April 4, 2005. It describes various locations visited, including transportation details, local living conditions, and notable experiences such as a petroglyph expedition. Cultural highlights include visits to museums and historic sites in Copan and Antigua.

1. Mosquitia Region, Honduras March 22-April 4, 2005 With side trips to: Copan, Honduras Antigua, Guatemala Itinerary: San Salvador to San Pedro Sula (March 22) San Pedro Sula to La Ceiba (March 22) La Ceiba to Tocoa (March 23) Tocoa to Palacios (March 24) Palacios to Plaplaya (March 25) Belen to Las Marias (La Moskitia) (March 27-29)

2. From Tocoa to Palacios (March 24 - 26) Broken Truck : Front view (top); Back view (below) Replacement Truck

3. R ío Plátano Expedition Child Surfing a Plank @ Playita (above) Jerry’s Mom & Brother after helping him launch the cayuca @ Belen (above)

4. Entrance to the Pl átano River The boat is a cayuca similar to the one we are on. The homes are wooden and stilted.

5. Daily Life @ the Pl átano Jungle everywhere Home (right) Swimming (bottom left) Laundry (bottom right)

6. T ípico Plátano Living : Thatch-roofed bungalows, pipiantes, tuk-tuks, etc

7. Pl átanos on the Plátano : It is normal for parcelas for farming to be a pipiante boat-ride away from home, but the trip sometimes requires some luggage.

8. Las Marias, Gracias A Dios Diana’s Hotel @ Las Marias by morning.

9. Inside the cabin. Craft made from corteza from a tree Big spider on the tiger No electricity - use flashlights

10. Centro de Salud - Las Marias Fancy Building Nice Solar Panel All materials brought by boat

11. Petroglyph Expedition Team Pole-propelling the Pipiante

12. Punta Dama in the Distance Water Giving Vine

13. Mysterious Figure

14. Pretty Rock Flowers.

15. Monkeys? A Family? A Civilization? Visitors from Another Planet?

16. Butterfly Bliss around the Petroglyphs depicting … a River Monster? a Crocodile? a God?

17. Copan Revisited: Museo de Arqueolog ía (April 1) Birth Glyph Ascent to Power Glyph Rite Glyph Capture Glyph

18. Antigua, Guatemala: Churches & Monasteries (April 2 - 3)

19. Arco de Santa Catarina 1694 Fuente de La Merced Largest fountain in Central America