2 Best Sights in Trujillo, Honduras' Caribbean Coast

Covering more than 40 hectares (100 acres) this park encompasses something for everyone. A wildlife park is home to well-cared-for animals native to Honduras, which has the world’s second largest rainforest canopy outside of the Amazon. You can see monkeys and exotic birds here, as well as flora and fauna found only in cloud forests, and interact with animals at the wildlife rescue center. Elsewhere, you can pick fresh tropical fruit from orchards, hit the Heritage Park, where you can walk a 15th-century road that was used to route treasures to Spanish ships, and visit a museum housing a large Maya artifact collection. The River Recreation Park showcases waterfalls and the sea.

Shortly after Italian explorer Christopher Columbus landed here on his fourth voyage for the Spanish crown in 1502, Spanish explorer Hernán Cortés ordered construction of this base, named Santa Barbara in honor of the patron saint of artillerymen. Native people supplied the labor, and the walls they built still stand, along with some of the original artillery guns. There is full view of the bay, which was mandatory for defenses against pirates back in the day, but is simply a lovely vista for today's visitor.