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Valle de Angeles
Valle de Angeles
Valle de Angeles is another Colonial town that sprang up from mining activities, situated some 14 miles (22 km) from Tegucigalpa. It offers a popular weekend excursion for the city folk, with a multitude of craftsmen’s shops and restaurants. The trip from Tegucigalpa takes about an hour on the bus or 45 minutes in a car. Once you arrive, everything is within easy walking distance of the town square where a throng of restaurants can be found.
Dozens of souvenir stores and typical eating places line the streets, while local artists perform in the plaza on the weekend. Valle de Angeles is one of the best places in Honduras to buy handicrafts. Shops sell goods from all over Honduras, Central America, Columbia and Peru. The village is famed for its high-quality wood products such as intricately carved mahogany headboards, doors, tables, chests, and frames – any of which they will even ship home for you. The large artisan center (Centro de Artesanías) carries a variety of products such as paintings, wood products, pottery, jewelry, pewter, tapestries, native blouses and dresses, hammocks, Honduras t-shirts, Honduran cigars and rum. Numerous small shops around town also sell fine crafts.
A good place to buy a gift to take home is Lessandra Leather, which has its main shop in front of the artisan center and sells high-quality leather goods that include bags, belts, wallets, briefcases, and purses, among other products.
Last updated May 29, 2011
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