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Are you looking for the perfect award winning hotels in La Ceiba?

There are several award winning hotels in La Ceiba that are well worth staying in! There are two different awards that I can come up with that hotels in La Ceiba have received over the years. The first, and most prestigious tourism award in Honduras is the Copan Prize. This prize is given to businesses and entrepreneurs that have played a unique and significant role in the development of tourism over the years. The Copan Award consists of a small bronze sculpture mounted on a piece of white marble that resembles a Mayan “excentric” a unique archaeological piece thought to be a kind of scepter wielded only by the most powerful of kings. There are less than a dozen and a half Mayan excentrics that have been found by archaeologists, and most of them come from the Honduran site of Copan.

Award winning hotels in La Ceiba

In La Ceiba, only a handful of hotels and entrepreneurs have received this prize. Amongst them, the Lodge at Pico Bonito and the Palma Real Resort. The award was given to John Dupuis in 2007 for his outstanding work as editor and publisher of Honduras tips, and it can be seen proudly displayed at his unique bed and breakfast, La Villa de Soledad, located in the Cangrejal River Valley just outside of La Ceiba.

La Villa de Soledad in fact, is one of the most award winning hotels in La Ceiba, having received the 2014, and 2015 Travelers Choice Award by Tripadvisor, as well as the 2014 and 2015 Certificate of Excellence by the same company for its outstanding reviews by guests.

 

La Villa de Soledad B&B is a unique boutique property where you are personally attended by the owners, Soledad and John Dupuis, a couple who thrive as innkeepers and hosts at their small 5 bedroom boutique bed and breakfast. If you are looking for a small, cozy and truly unique place to stay  in while in La Ceiba, then La Villa de Soledad B&B is the perfect choice amongst the different award winning hotels in La Ceiba.

Check them out you will be happy you did!

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Copan Prize 2014

Tonight is the big night for the different candidates that were nominated for the Copan Prize 2014. The Copan Prize 2014 is taking event in the lovely colonial city of Gracias, in Western Honduras. The town, which was founded in 1537 is the home town of President Juan Orlando Hernandez, Constitutional President of Honduras for the 2014 to 2018 presidential term.

Gracias, venue for the Copan Prize 2014

The Copan Prize is meant to be recognition for personal efforts and investment in the tourism industry of Honduras has been issued every year since 2002, and today is the twelfth edition, is usually a big celebration for all those related with the tourism industry in Honduras. President Juan Orlando Hernandez is scheduled to be at the event, which is taking place at the Fortress of San Cristobal, an important landmark in the city of Gracias. The winners of the Copan Prize 2014 will receive the recognition from the hands of President Hernandez himself!

Today there are two candidates from Atlantida that have been nominated for the Copan Prize 2014: Chef Zenia Paz in the Individual Category and the Palma Real Resort of La Ceiba for the Institutional Category. Since the Atlantida destination brand was just presented to the media this week, an effort is being made to use this event to promote the destination brand.

As part of that effort, some of the previous winners of the Copan Prize from the Atlantida region are converging here to promote the fact that the recognition has been awarded to many entrepreneurs and businesses from Atlantida. Mr. Jorge Salaverry from La Moskitia Ecoaventuras, Ms. Lina Martinez from O Big Mama Casabe, and John Dupuis, founder of Honduras tips travel guide, and owner of La Villa de Soledad B&B, are all past winners of the prize and will all be present at the event.  Others may still show up in time to be at the ceremony.

Our best wishes go out to the Copan Prize 2014 from Atlantida. We certainly hope that yet another Copan Prize will find its home in Atlantida! For a list of Copan Prize winners, visit www.canaturh.org