| Guanaja (pronounced gwa-na-ha); doesn't the name | | | | Sound good to you? |
| just sound magical? Could it be that this will be your | | | | The local islanders are a warm, friendly people and |
| island in the sun for your retirement years? Located | | | | many speak English. Honduras, as a country, is a |
| in Central America, about forty miles north of the | | | | democracy governed by a President along with three |
| mainland of Honduras in the pristine waters of the | | | | vice presidents who serve for a four year term. |
| Caribbean Sea, it has a lot to offer in the way of | | | | There has never been a civil war and Honduras has |
| retirement benefits. | | | | never been known for terrorist or guerilla actions. Not |
| First of all, Guanaja is warm all year around. The | | | | to say that all is rosy, all the time, but the Bay |
| average temperatures rarely go below seventy and | | | | Islands are much different than the mainland of |
| usually do not go above the mid eighties. That | | | | Honduras and we found it very comfortable on |
| sounds pretty good, but what would you do with all | | | | Guanaja. |
| you mufflers and mittens, you say? How about | | | | The Hondurans have their own currency, called a |
| leaving them up north where they belong! Could you | | | | Lempira. One US dollar equals approximately nineteen |
| survive without a white Christmas? Maybe you could | | | | "limps" as the locals call them. The best place, it |
| replace it with the sugar white sand of the beach | | | | seems, to exchange dollars for Lempira is at the |
| squishing through your toes instead of stomping | | | | airport in La Ceiba. Much better than the airport in |
| through snow drifts in your heavy galoshes? | | | | Miami who wanted to give only sixteen to one, but in |
| Property is extremely affordable in Guanaja | | | | addition, wanted to charge a $6.98 flat fee. YIKES! I |
| Honduras. Do you want a cottage up in the hills? The | | | | should be in that business! |
| highest peak on the island is fourteen hundred feet | | | | Medical care is quite inexpensive, also. A doctor visit |
| with its own crystal clear waterfall to serenade you | | | | will run about fifteen dollars and they may even |
| or, perhaps, a bungalow on the beach with the | | | | come to your home. When was the last time that |
| waves softly lapping at the shore. How would you | | | | happened to you? Of course, you may want to have |
| like to walk out your front door and throw in your | | | | an international health policy if you are not on |
| fishing line and catch lunch or stick your head | | | | qualified to be on Medicare. There are several |
| underwater and snorkel at a reef full of colorful fish | | | | companies that offer this type of service and you |
| just a short distance away? Guanaja is protected by | | | | can even apply online. |
| the world's second largest barrier reef. | | | | Living abroad anywhere has challenges, but with just |
| Land is plentiful and affordable as this tropical gem | | | | a bit of planning, Guanaja could be the answer to |
| has managed to skate by under the radar screen of | | | | your retirement dreams. Affordable retirement, how |
| the masses, at least for now! What do you think of | | | | about Guanaja Honduras? |
| water front property selling for as little as $20,000? | | | | |