Thanks Dave,
This did not happen in West Bay, it might have been Fantasy Island or some
such thing. The friend who told me the story is the Honduran director of a
NGO. What about the legal situation? Do you have any info on that?
Sabine
>From: "Dave Riley"
>Reply-To: travel-to-honduras.....com
>To:
>Subject: RE: [travel-to-honduras] Re: Trip
>Date: Tue, 12 Dec 2006 13:10:39 -0700
>
>Cant imagine that happening. We just got back from Roatan and walked up
>and
>down West Bay. You can go anywhere you want on the beach without a hassle.
>I think the guards are for if someone that they feel is dangerous is
>walking
>up by where the rooms, pool are etc. The Mayan Princess has guards but
>they
>are between the restaurant and the beach...
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: travel-to-honduras.....com
>[mailto:travel-to-honduras.....com] On Behalf Of Sabine Rey
>Sent: Tuesday, December 12, 2006 11:00 AM
>To: travel-to-honduras.....com
>Subject: RE: [travel-to-honduras] Re: Trip
>
>Hi All,
>
>I heard of people being stopped at gun-point as they were only attempting
>to
>
>walk along the beach in front of a big resort in Roatan. I don't think, but
>please correct me if I am wrong, that it is legal to privatize beaches in
>Honduras? Yet the big Hotels do pretty much what they want. I am not
>surprized that the honduran authorities would not protect their citizen's
>right of access. Does anybody have information on the actual laws
>protecting
>
>beaches from being privatized?
>
>Thanks Sabine
>
> >From: "Charlie"
> >Reply-To: travel-to-honduras.....com
>
> >To: travel-to-honduras.....com
>
> >Subject: [travel-to-honduras] Re: Trip
> >Date: Tue, 12 Dec 2006 12:33:00 -0000
> >
> >Larry -
> >
> >Every Honduran will tell you that all beaches are open to the
> >public. As far as I know that is correct.
> >
> >As our restaurant, the Iguana Restaurant & Bar, is open to the public
> >we don't have any problem with public use of the beach. Beach
> >furniture however is not public but restaurant patrons are welcome to
> >use it.
> >
> >Charlie Meador
> >Coco Pando Resort and
> >Iguana Restaurant & Bar
> >http://www.cocopando.com
> >La Ceiba, Honduras
> >
> >
> >--- In travel-to-honduras.....com
> , Larry G
> >wrote:
> > >
> > > Un pregunta. I don't know if Honduras has private beaches (in
> >Mexico they do not), so must one stay there in order to use the
> >beach?
> >Larry
> >
> >
> >
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