Charles:by the way.. how far outside of the CENTER of La Ceiba.. or FROM THE OLD Blanquita factory is the Coco Panda? I remember the last time I was t here, I went to see it and could not find it. I thought it was FAIRLY close to the airport.. or on this side of the airport?? I was even considering having a frreight company to ship down ONE container ONLY of odds and ends.. PLUS my pick up truck.. but I think the Residency visa comes first right? I wish I could think of the name of the guy who "lived on the Hill" there but will remember it and let you know later. AND.. met a woman on the beach who has a curio shop... selling marine-life-type curios.. from Florida and she would not talk to me.. met some people at the Expatriate restaukrant and llikewise.... very very cold--- On Sun 05/01, Charles R. Meador, Jr. < charlie.....com > wrote:From: Charles R. Meador, Jr. [mailto: charlie.....com]To: travel-to-honduras.....comDate: Sun, 01 May 2005 18:50:26 -0000Subject: [travel-to-honduras] Re: La Ceiba in HondurasNorm - Where did you go in La Ceiba to meet these quiet, shy Americans?My experience has been exactly the opposite. Come out to our place, best Sunday afternoons, to meet a variety of gringo expats. Be prepared however for information overload, not the opposite. (This is not an advertisement, I'll buy).As for bank accounts, without a residency neither Banco Atlantida nor BGA, two of the largest and hopefully most stable banks in the country, should open an account for you. Regulations changed after 9/11 when the USA leaned on smaller countries to cut down the flow of potential terrorist money. I have heard that there are some smaller banks in town that will look the other way. Be forewarned however that in Honduras banks do fold. Keep your balance accordingly low.Residency is obtainable if you can fit in to one of the pigeon holes. A good web site with current information is the Honduran Law site (http://www.honduranlaw.com/) run by Melanie Wetzel. I understand that sh
e is an excellent residency attorney and when I last communicated with her by email she quoted a very reasonable fee for the work. You must have a Honduran attorney in connection with the residency application.I'll be in town between May 14 and 25 as will Carnival. If you are looking at this time of the month make your reservations somewhere today.Our Manager, Mr. John Salzer, is a Pennsylvania native and a 15 year La Ceiba veteran. Also a very friendly individual. He can answer more questions than I can.If you've got any other specific questions I can help with I would be more than happy to. Post here on the board or email.Charlie MeadorCoco Pando Resortwww.cocopando.comLa Ceiba, Honduras
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