Roatan Vacations, Roatan Vacation Reviews, Tourism Guide

Roatan Vacation Guide

Roatan is a beautiful island just off the Caribbean coast of Honduras. It is part of the department of Honduras called the Bay Islands (Islas de la Bahia), together with sister islands Utila and Guanaja, and commonly referred to as 'the jewel of Honduras'.
The island has changed hands many times, it has been ruled over the centuries by Spanish, English and Pirates. Captain Henry Morgan made his base at Port Royal in the mid-17th century when he and around 5,000 other pirates lived on Roatan. The island population is a real mix, the Garifuna tribe has been on the island the longest they were forced onto the island after losing a war with the British. The people of Roatan mainly speak English or creole as they were under British control for the longest time; though many are Hispanics from the mainland and are bi-lingual. Canadians, Americans and Dutch residents make up about 35% of the local population.
A lush, hilly island that boasts white sand beaches, a reef system that is part of the second largest barrier reef system in the world, and living costs far lower than most of the Caribbean, to many travellers, Roatan is paradise found. Once a secret that only divers were aware of, the island is getting much more well-known, and is a port of call for several cruiseships.