Villas inside and out

If you are craving a real city-break away from absolutely everything and everyone: La Ruta Moskitia, located on the northeastern coast of the Honduras, is just for you. This is a place where it is still possible to live completely differently from the mainstream, modern way of today's life, and rather in the confines of tiny communities and local traditions…

This, however, is only possible because the villagers of La Ruta Moskitia are working together every day to conserve it. Through the local organization La Ruta Moskitia Ecotourism Alliance, the six indigenous communities that compose La Ruta Moskitia provide ecotourism services and products to travelers, of which all financial gains go directly towards the preservation of their way of life and their natural surroundings.

During your stay, you will sleep in the villagers' eco-friendly lodges covered with palm leaves, move around on man-made canoes and eat the fresh catches of the day. Not only that, but each of the six communities speak a different language and practice different customs - even in such an indigenous place, diversity reigns and it is a delight for travelers to discover each facet of this cultural reserve.  

Living the same life as these villagers is not the only attraction. At the center of La Moskitia is the 2-million-acre Rio Plátano Biosphere Reserve: a tropical rainforest filled with a rich wildlife and more than 200 archeological sites such as Mayan vestiges or even the spot where Christopher Columbus first reached mainland America. The reserve is a UNESCO world Heritage site since 1982 and a jewel for nature-lovers.

Moreover, La Moskitia is divided into four regions, and each has its own ecosystem. The Great Pine Savannah has stretches of coastal wetlands, waterways and hundreds of bird species. The Miskito Coast is characterized by Caribbean coastline, lagoons and lowland rainforest where monkeys and toucans can be found. The Rainforest Highlands is where the depths of the tropical rainforest lie and where tapirs and rarer birds like the gorgeous macaws and parrots can be spotted. Finally, the Garifuna Coast is where you will find a breathtaking coastline of beaches populated with turtles…

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