The way people settle in Guanaja
The houses of Guanaja, one of the bay islands of Honduras
Most of the houses are concentrated in very small areas. The biggest part of the island is green. People just like to live on top of each other?
Another way is building a roof on poles.
Or, all together on poles
Or, on a rock. This is actually called ‘Dunbar Rock’ and it is a hotel, specialised in scuba-diving.
The biggest Cayo (Key) where most of the people of Guanaja live. All together with streets of 1.50 meters wide.
Some prefer to live on a smaller key alone
Or in a ‘tropical igloo’
I wondered why this is like it is. The island itself looks green, and there are possibilities to have a nice garden and view.
One of the reasons, people told me, is the sandflies. Indeed, they are there and they are very aggressive. Living away from shore means getting less sandflies.
Another reason, so I heard, is that there were just 4 families living in Guanaja in the beginning, and they liked to live together. Almost nobody was so headstrong to live far away from the rest of the community.
I don’t know what the real reason is, but for sure, the way people live together in Guanaja is on of the unique aspects of this Hondurian island.
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