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6 unusual facts about Roatán


Cayos Cochinos

Although geographically separate, they belong to the Bay Islands department and are part of Roatán municipality.

El Caribe

El Caribe ('The Caribbean') was a biweekly newspaper published from Roatán, Honduras.

José María Narváez

For three years he served aboard supply ships working the ports of Veracruz, New Orleans, Mantanzas, Campeche, Roatán, and Trujillo.

Nicholas Mevoli

He twice won titles at the Deja Blue competition and finished third at the Caribbean Cup in Roatán, Honduras.

Omar Tayara

While competing for Spain, Tayara had won the ITU Aquathlon World Championships in Lausanne, Switzerland, and achieved a third-place finish at the Pan American Cup in Roatán, Honduras.

Philip Ashton

He managed to escape in March 1723 when the pirates landed at Roatán Island in the Bay Islands of Honduras, hiding in the jungle until the pirates decided to depart without him.


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Bay Islands Voice

Founded by Thomas Tomczyk (Bachelor of Architecture, University of Arkansas; MA in Journalism, University of Missouri; author Roatan Magic Hidden Jewel of the Western Caribbean, ISBN 0-9829714-0-0).

Edison Coleman

Coleman was born in Benque Viejo del Carmen to descendants of Honduran immigrants from Isla Roatan.

Low-cost carrier

On September 9, 2011, EasySky started operations in Honduras, using the low cost model, serving continental City of La Ceiba and the island of Roatán in the Western Caribbean using a Boeing 737-200.


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