Event· Roatán· Other Caribbean
Garifuna Arrival Day (Punta Gorda, Roatán)
16° 24.9′ N · 86° 22.0′ W
Punta Gorda on Roatán's north coast is the Garifuna's first home in Central America: deportees from St Vincent landed here on 12 April 1797, a date Honduras commemorates as the arrival of the Garifuna.
Practical
Coordinate is the Punta Gorda village node from OpenStreetMap. Wikipedia (Garifuna) gives the 12 April 1797 landing; Spanish Wikipedia notes Honduras commemorates 12 April as the arrival at Punta Gorda. We found no published program for the day — ask locally. Wikivoyage recommends a Garifuna village tour in Punta Gorda any time. Reach it by taxi or bus from Oak Ridge or French Harbour; no north-coast anchorage is recommended here.
Best for
Garifuna culture at its Central American birthplace
Season
12 April
Nearby
- Oak Ridge Fuel Dock (Roatán)1.3 NM away
- Jonesville Bight Anchorage (Roatán)1.5 NM away
- Oak Ridge Anchorage (Roatán)1.5 NM away
- Bodden Bight & Hole in the Wall (Jonesville)1.6 NM away
- Turtle Shack Cafe (Calabash Bight)1.8 NM away
- Calabash Bight Anchorage (Roatán)1.9 NM away
- Fiddler's Bight Anchorage (Roatán)1.9 NM away
- Paya Bay Beaches (Roatán east end)3.3 NM away