Thursday, April 12, 2018

Punta Gorda in Roatan, Honduras

Roatan
Punta Gorda

Punta Gorda es el pueblo Garifuna de la isla (una mezcla de islenos afro-indigenas, caribenos y de indios arahuacos) y el mas antiguo de Centroamerica.  Los Garifunas arribaron a la isla el 12 abril de 1797 provenientes de la isla San Vicente y se apostaron en la bella region de Punta Gorda.

Punta Gorda is an old Garifuna town (a mix of Afro-indigenous islands, Caribs and Arawak Indians) located in Roatan.  It is the oldest Garifuna settlement in Central America.  They came from Saint Vincent Island on April 12, 1797 and settled in the beautiful area of Punta Gorda.

Photos by Eliab Perez

This unused postcard was bought in Honduras in 2014. 

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