Caves, Waterfall & Coffee

Santa Cruz de Yojoa, Honduras – 2014. I was visiting Honduras for a Habitat for Humanity Global Village build near a town called Plan Grande which was a 45 minute drive from Santa Cruz de Yojoa. With the help of the Habitat Honduras staff we were able to visit a number of interesting sites in the general area of Santa Cruz de Yojoa. We explored a cave system in municipality of Taulabé, visited the Pulhapanzak Waterfall at San Buena Ventura and a coffee plantation. This Habitat for Humanity Global Village Honduras build was organized by Habitat for Humanity Edmonton in conjunction with Canadian Peacemakers International (CPI).
The Entrance to Taulabé Caves, Honduras
The Entrance to Taulabé Caves, Honduras
The Taulabé Caves are just off of the CA5 highway about 140 miles south of San Pedro Sula, , Honduras
300 meters of steps, handrails and lighting have been installed in the cave. Tours can be arranged deeper than 300m. Taulabé Caves, Honduras
The full extent of this cave and it’s several branches have not been explored, Taulabé Caves, Honduras
Limestone formations in the Taulabé Caves, Honduras
Limestone formations in the Taulabé Caves, Honduras. The caves were warm and very humid.
Limestone formations in the Taulabé Caves, Honduras. The temperature and humidity increased as we got deeper into the cave
Limestone formations in the Taulabé Caves, Honduras. The lights worked for the first 150 meters into the cave. Beyond that we had to use flashlights
Limestone formations in the Taulabé Caves, Honduras
Limestone formations in the Taulabé Caves, Honduras
Limestone formations in the Taulabé Caves, Honduras
We visited a coffee plantation just outside of Santa Cruz de Yojoa, Honduras. This is the processing plant which was not operating during our visit
Banana trees which have been planted to protect young coca plants at a coffee plantation just outside of Santa Cruz de Yojoa, Honduras
Coffee picker. The harvest season had just started at this coffee plantation just outside of Santa Cruz de Yojoa, Honduras
Whole families come to pick coffee and are paid for each pail at this coffee plantation just outside of Santa Cruz de Yojoa, Honduras
One of several dirt roads throughout the plantation near Santa Cruz de Yojoa, Honduras
The plantation’s plant nursery – young coca trees, near Santa Cruz de Yojoa, Honduras
The plantation’s plant nursery – young coffee bushes, near Santa Cruz de Yojoa, Honduras
Spider and it’s web, at a coffee plantation just outside of Santa Cruz de Yojoa, Honduras