San Pedro Sula, Honduras cover page. |
Map of Honduras with the star indicating San Pedro Sula. |
View of the Central Park fountain in front of the Municipal Palace in San Pedro Sula. |
View of the waterfall, the statue, and the Municipal Palace. |
Close-up of the statue of a working woman carrying a bundle on her head. |
A closer view of the Municipal Palace in San Pedro Sula. |
The Municipal Palace with a beautiful street lamp in the foreground. |
Close-up of the street lamp in front of the Municipal Palace. |
Looking in the opposite direction in Central Park towards the red gazebo and the Metropolitan Cathedral. |
A closer view of the gazebo and the Metropolitan Cathedral. |
The red gazebo is situated where the city was first founded in 1536. |
The exterior of the baroque Metropolitan Cathedral. |
A close-up of the façade of the the Metropolitan Cathedral. It was built in 1949 and was recently renovated. |
The vaulted and arched ceilings of the Metropolitan Cathedral are impressive. |
Statue of Don Manuel Bonilla in Central Park in San Pedro Sula. |
He was a general and magistrate of Honduras who was renowned for upholding its laws. |
I noticed that there was a large police presence in San Pedro Sula on the day that I was there. |
These heavily armed police were unloading into Central Park from a pickup truck. |
Here the police were lining up before spreading out. |
I liked this Mayan art in front of the Hotel Honduras Plaza and the Indian statue. |
My driver pulled over while blocking traffic so that I could take this photo! |
View of the exterior of the Museum of Anthropology in San Pedro Sula. |
The museum was founded in 1994 by the Center of pre-Columbian and Historic Studies of Honduras. |
Pre-Columbian pots and bowls on display at the Museum of Anthropology. |
A room with display cases in the museum. |
More pre-Columbian artifacts. |
An ancient pre-Columbian stone carving of a creature with turtle-like jaws wide open |
Some Mayan art, perhaps. |
A replica of a boat that was used by the Spanish conquistadors when coming to Central America. |
A painting depicting the arrival of Spanish conquistadors on the shores of Honduras with Indians coming out of the forest. |
This painting depicts Spanish conquistadors mingling with some Indians in their village. |
This is a replica of a primitive Indian hut at the Museum of Anthropology. |
The Museum of Anthropology also has some contemporary exhibits such as this 20th century tractor. |
While in San Pedro Sula, I saw this sidewalk preacher trying to convert people. |
A lot of people, especially teenagers, like to hang out at the Pasaje Valle shopping center in San Pedro Sula. |