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Real Name:	Rhianon
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Written by kiwigal_1

on Mar 27, 2003

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Favorite Thing: In Honduras the people are mainly mestizo which is a mixture of indiginous indian and spanish. However, in the northern part of the country (where I was living) there was a large population of garifuna (see the picture). These people were brought to Honduras to work on the banana plantations. Many of the garifuna people living on the Bay Islands speak English in preference to Spanish. The main garifuna settlements in Tela are located at La Ensenada beach and Miami beach.

The garifuna woman in Tela sell pan de coco on the beaches. If you go, you must try some!!

The music of the garifuna is the punta . It is a dance to the beat of a drum. I got quite proficient at doing the punta and let me tell you, it is GREAT exercise!!

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calcaf38 Tue May 5, 2009 00:25 UTC Wonderful page, Rhianon. I enjoyed your memories of Tela a lot. Thank you for sharing.	moiraistyx Mon Apr 6, 2009 20:38 UTC Looks like you enjoyed your time here as a student.
catracho13 Fri Nov 2, 2007 15:16 UTC i was surfing about san alejo n i saw this.i went to san alejo amreican school .and i was wondering what was your friends name maybe she was my teacher.i have also been to alncetilla like 10 times n i still like going there	Vivianlino Sat Mar 3, 2007 07:34 UTC Thanks for info, is quite detailed. I am considering visiting Tela in two months, Tela, is closer to San Pedro's Airport, I dont want to too much and Tela seems to have everything I looking for.. beach, warm weather and relaxation.. Gracias

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