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Green Travel: Where Dreams Come True

Mar 20, 09 | Comment
"British birders call birds like that 'cripplers' ... See one, and your knees go weak."
- David Anderson, birder/Park aficianado

Pico Bonito National Park, Honduras - Welcome to one of Central America’s new up-and-coming eco-destinations, a birder’s paradise that’s home to half of Honduras’ 700 bird species—from the marvelous masked tityra to the elusive lovely cotinga.

Supported by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and organizations such as the American Bird Conservancy, the park’s nonprofit Fundación Parque Nacional Pico Bonito (FUPNAPIB) is working to reduce poverty, improve sanitation, and develop sustainable tourism.

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