Sandi

chilly wrote:
    > "Icono Clast" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    > news:1124366294.e396f2d38a9e06a0455ac11a7892e9a8@t eranews...
    > >
    > > Then there are many surprises in store for you.
    > No doubt. I'm sure you do too.
    > >I've visited countless little museums in tiny towns all over the place. I
    > have yet
    > > to to visit one that did not have something unique to me.
    > Perhaps so. I still would be surprised if the little museum in San Pedro
    > held such a rare antiquity as you described.

Why be suprised? There has been a major effort to not send these
antiquities out of the country. San Pedro Sula has turned into one of
the larger cultural and international business hubs for the region. In
addition to the "little" museum of anthropology and the natural history
museum, there is a new children's science museum with a plantetarium.
SPS is one of the few cities in this country with a public library. It
also has theaters for musicals and dramas as well as a symphony
orchestra plus the requisite soccer stadiums.

The "little" museum is not really so little. It is run by a non profit
civic group known as the Center of Precolumbian and Historic Studies of
Honduras. Guides are available in Spanish, English, and French. There
are two permanent exhibition areas and an area for changing displays.
It also contains a restoration area and an anthropology and history
library as well as a 450 seat auditorium and an interactive classroom
area for kids - a "touch and feel" room. The government donated the
buildings, most of the art work is on loan or donated from private
collections, money for the museum came for both public and private
sources. The museum displays cover the period from about 1500 BC
(Archaic period)to about 1400 AD (the Pre Hispanic period) and a second
section is devoted to the history of San Pedro Sula itself.

There are little museums scattered all over this country and they keep
materials unique to the area instead of sending them off to Tegucigalpa
or San Pedro Sula. Other small museums are in Copan Ruinas off the
central park (Mayan culture), in La Entrada near Copan Ruinas (Mayan
culture and antique Japanese ceramics), in Comayagua near the Cathedral
(which has an extensive collection related to Lenca culture), and in La
Paz (Lenca culture).

I've seen interesting private collections in the oddest places - a
hotel lobby and a combination pulperia/laundry. The stuff is all over
the place.

Maybe on my next trip into the city I'll have some time to go visit but
SPS trips are hectic - trying to get all the shopping done between 10
a.m and 5p.m. leaves very little time for anything else.


Sandi

Chilly

"Sandi" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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    > chilly wrote:
    > > "Icono Clast" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    > > news:1124366294.e396f2d38a9e06a0455ac11a7892e9a8@t eranews...
    > > >
    > > > Then there are many surprises in store for you.
    > >
    > > No doubt. I'm sure you do too.
    > >
    > > >I've visited countless little museums in tiny towns all over the place.
I
    > > have yet
    > > > to to visit one that did not have something unique to me.
    > >
    > > Perhaps so. I still would be surprised if the little museum in San
Pedro
    > > held such a rare antiquity as you described.
    > Why be suprised?

The little museum in San Pedro Town, Ambergris Caye, Belize.

Barbara Bomberger

On Fri, 19 Aug 2005 18:19:21 GMT, "chilly" <[email protected]>
wrote:

    >"Sandi" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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    >> chilly wrote:
    >> > "Icono Clast" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    >> > news:1124366294.e396f2d38a9e06a0455ac11a7892e9a8@t eranews...
    >> > >
    >> > > Then there are many surprises in store for you.
    >> >
    >> > No doubt. I'm sure you do too.
    >> >
    >> > >I've visited countless little museums in tiny towns all over the place.
    >I
    >> > have yet
    >> > > to to visit one that did not have something unique to me.
    >> >
    >> > Perhaps so. I still would be surprised if the little museum in San
    >Pedro
    >> > held such a rare antiquity as you described.
    >> Why be suprised?
    >The little museum in San Pedro Town, Ambergris Caye, Belize.

Many countrries are now trying to keep this found, as close as they
were found as possible, (terrible grammar, but you get my drift). so
if said antiquity was found near by, it would certainly make sense to
me that it was kept there.

I've been in small museums in equally small towns other places int he
world which have had rare items/

Senor Pescado

better to El Salvador, Costa has changed too many arrogant american
assholes
www.tropicooltours.com
or best of anywhere in the world is Colombia!
Peace

On 8 Aug 2005 18:48:00 -0700, "Akuvikate" <[email protected]>
wrote:

    >I'm itching to go abroad and for the first time post-bambino it can
    >happen. In March we'd like to take our daughter who will be a bit over
    >2 and a half on a trip from the West Coast of the US for about a week.
    >I don't want to go somewhere cold and I don't want to go somewhere
    >where we can't drink the water. I'm open to suggestions of other places
    >-- particularly in Latin America -- but what's come to mind is Costa
    >Rica, southern Spain, or southern Italy. The nice thing about going
    >somewhere Spanish speaking is that all three of us speak it to some
    >degree or another, and it would be great for my daughter's Spanish. The
    >nice thing about Europe is that my husband has spent a grand total of 1
    >day there, and would like to see more of it. The nice thing about Latin
    >America is that it's a lot more affordable.
    >Any comments on the relative merits of those three options -- or
    >suggestions of places I might be overlooking? Any suggestions on
    >specific activities or places to visit or stay with a toddler? Thanks
    >much.
    >Kate
    >and the Bug, 2 years

Palmetta

It seems to me that the travel time to your destination should be a factor.
You only have a week. Travelling from western US to Spain or Italy will
involve at least 12 hours whereas travelling to Costa Rica will be much
less. The time involved, the tedium and possible jet lag are factors. This
will be the first long trip with your child and you don't know how she will
react. Some young children have trouble with their ears on flights,
particularly the first time. It seems it would be in her best interest to
start out with a shorter flight, and go to Europe next time.

Having said that, Circe's experiences with the children sound inspiring, but
it doesn't change the logic.

Marlene

"Akuvikate" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected] oups.com...
    > I'm itching to go abroad and for the first time post-bambino it can
    > happen. In March we'd like to take our daughter who will be a bit over
    > 2 and a half on a trip from the West Coast of the US for about a week.
    > I don't want to go somewhere cold and I don't want to go somewhere
    > where we can't drink the water. I'm open to suggestions of other places
    > -- particularly in Latin America -- but what's come to mind is Costa
    > Rica, southern Spain, or southern Italy. The nice thing about going
    > somewhere Spanish speaking is that all three of us speak it to some
    > degree or another, and it would be great for my daughter's Spanish. The
    > nice thing about Europe is that my husband has spent a grand total of 1
    > day there, and would like to see more of it. The nice thing about Latin
    > America is that it's a lot more affordable.
    > Any comments on the relative merits of those three options -- or
    > suggestions of places I might be overlooking? Any suggestions on
    > specific activities or places to visit or stay with a toddler? Thanks
    > much.
    > Kate
    > and the Bug, 2 years