In Roatan you will find four types of Mangroves, Black Mangrove, White Mangrove, Red Mangrove and Button Wood. Mangrove forest provide a vital service by protecting the coast from hurricane and storm damage. They stabilize the shoreline and trap river sediments, preventing the mud from being deposited on the coral reefs.
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The spanish catholic bishop ordered the removal of the Paya. Claiming that they were fully allied to British Pirates. These natives helped the Englishmen attack spanish central american main land ports and ships. In August of 1650, the spanish arm forces from havana Cuba, Guatemala, and Honduras under the command of Villalva and Toledo (military commanders) attacked the Pirates Camp at Port Royal; captured the natives and transported them to Trujillo.
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The Garifuna speaking people were brought from St. Vincent and marooned to the island of Roatan by the british army. It is believed that they landed at the village known today as Camp Bay. This area is located to the north east of the community of Punta Gorda.
It is reported that in the early 1600s shipwrecked slaves were integrated to the population of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. By 1763, there was a group of Black or Negroid people who spoke the Carib language (Garifuna) and practiced Carib ritual (such as Couvades or Gubida) called the Black Caribs. Another of their spiritual service is called the "Dugu", in which a high priest (Buyei) contacts ancestors for help in resolving problems. Their spiritual contact is called an Owehani. Their singers are called Gayusa.
Honduras a country that owns an enchanting nature of untouched jungles, live reefs, abundant rivers, beautiful beaches and sites, which form an ecosystem of different species of flora and fauna. Within that environmental frame we are informing you about the ecological aspects of the Bay Islands, where, preservation, conservation and environmental control has turned out to be a preponderant consequence for the development of tourism. In the Bay Island communities there are environmental organizations such as: BICA(Bay Islands Environment Control Association) and other government entities which help care and preserve our environment.
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