- Address: Parque nacional Pico Bonito, Honduras
- Website: www.honduras.com/pico-bonito-national-park
- Phone: +504 9894 4920
- Foundation date: January 1, 1987.
- Area: 1073 sq. M. km
- Maximum height: 2480 m
- Site of the lodge in the park: www.picobonito.com
- The cost of visiting the park: 7 USD - adult ticket, 4 USD - child
Pico Bonito is a national park in Honduras , near the northern coast of the country. Tourists, visiting it, learn a lot about the amazing nature of this country. Let's get acquainted with Pico Bonito.
Interesting facts about Pico Bonito
So, about this national park you can tell a lot of interesting things:
- A park was named in honor of the high peak on its territory. The peak of Pico Bonito refers to the mountain range of the Cordillera-Nombre de Dios.
- Pico Bonito is the second largest national park in Honduras. On an area of more than one thousand square kilometers, there are foggy and tropical forests, a large number of rivers and two high mountain peaks: Bonito peak, whose height is 2435 m, and Montein Corazal, 2480 m high.
- The park is managed by a non-profit non-governmental organization - the National Park Fund - in cooperation with the State Forest Administration.
- The park attracts a large number of fans of ornithology every year, because in its territory you can see many unique birds.
- Also in this protected area you can do kayaking, rafting. Offers Pico Bonito and many hiking routes.
- Some parts of the park are closed to ordinary visitors: they are allowed access only to scientific groups, and in some - only to professional mountaineers.
Rivers, waterfalls and extreme sports
Several rivers flow through the park. Here you can admire the beautiful waterfalls on the rivers Kangrehal and Sunset, as well as rafting down the river on rafts or boats. Water hikes are designed for 1 or 2 days and are conducted by experienced instructors. You can go and hiking along one of the rivers. And be sure to walk along the suspension bridge connecting the banks of the river Kangrehal - its length is more than 120 m.
| | |
| | |
Flora and fauna
The territory of the park is located at altitudes from several meters above sea level up to 2480 m. As a consequence, Pico Bonito is in several natural zones, which vary depending on the altitude. The valley of Aguan has overgrown with a moist tropical forest, the mountain (so-called cloudy) forest grows higher, and on the other side of the park, trees and bushes characteristic of dry forest grow in a drier zone.
The fauna of the park is very diverse. It is inhabited by predators - jaguars and mountain lions - as well as wild pigs, agouti, white-tailed deer, armadillo, several species of monkeys, squirrels. In the rivers there are river otters. The park is also home to more than 150 species of birds, including toucans, mockingbirds, a variety of parrots. Here you can find species that are rare enough for Honduras and Central America in general. Birds that live on the tops of trees can be seen from the funicular - they are laid here for eight lines. Also in the park you can admire the rare butterflies .
| | |
| | |
Climb to the top
Mount Pico Bonito enjoys the well-deserved interest of professional mountaineers: there are many routes of varying degrees of complexity. They can be divided into "difficult" and "very complex". Fans on the slopes of Pico Bonito have nothing to do. Routes require not only high professionalism, but also the use of serious equipment. The climb to the top can take up to 10 days.
Where to live?
On the territory of the park, at the foot of Pico Bonito peak, there is a lodge of the same name, so it can be quite comfortable to spend a few days here. There is a small restaurant at the lodge. If you want to stay in here - the room is best booked in advance, the demand for a holiday in the heart of Pico Bonito Park is quite high.
How and when to visit Pico Bonito Park?
You can get to the Pico Bonito National Park as follows: from La- Sayba to get to Yaruqua by V200, and from there already get to the park. The park is open for visits, the cost of tickets is $ 7 adult and 4 children. However, it is recommended to visit the park as a part of the excursions, since it has been studied very little, and it is possible to simply get lost in it. When visiting the park, you should bring repellents and put on closed clothes. You can visit Pico Bonito in any season .