[FretDancer]

Tegucigalpa, Honduras
Data Sheet

After struggling with laziness for a couple of weeks I finally decided to contribute to this great Traveling section with a data sheet on the city I currently live: Tegucigalpa. I'll be updating this data sheet from time to time since there are still many stuff here that I have yet to see and check out.

Also be sure to check out my Data Sheet on Roatan island, Honduras!

Brief Introduction and Overview
Tegucigalpa is the capital city of Honduras, even though it belongs to a third world country, it's sure got alot to offer for those who love the traveling and seducing women niche. It's a messy city traffic-wise, the level of violence is crazy, but the women and night-life make it worth it, sometimes.

Getting There
Getting to Tegucigalpa is easy, it has its own airport and most (if not all) flights land on Toncontin, Tegucigalpa's airport. Bear in mind that Toncontin is one of the world's most dangerous airports, if you want a little thrill before even arriving to the city, then this is for you.

Basic Costs
The currency is called the Lempira.
$1 USD = 18.8950 L

• Beer: Prices on the beer vary alot, depending on the venue you are. As a general rule, the most popular and frequented venues have the most expensive beer (makes no sense to me). Narrowing it down, we could say that the price range on beer is aprox. Lps 20.00 - 45.00 which is about $1 - $2 USD. The most popular beers over here are:
  
  
  
  My personal favorite is the Salva Vida, the lightest one is the Barena, Port Royal is a little stronger than Salva Vida. If beer itself is an acquired taste, drinking Imperial is even more of an acquired taste, its flavor is very different from the rest and if I'm not mistaken its the strongest of them all.
  
• Bed and Shelter: Assuming that luxury is something that's out of the equation, getting bed and shelter is very cheap. There are various motels downtown and on the highways leaving the city that offer rooms with beds, the only thing some of them lack is cooking equipment, so ask first. The cost of getting a room can range between L 150.00 - L 400.00 ($5.5 - $20.00) per day depending on the motel.
  
  Of course if you want luxury you will find prestigious hotels like Clarion, Marriot, and Intercontinental among others. Don't ask me the price on that though!
  
  I checked Tegucigalpa at CouchSurfing and it seems there are several people with couches, you might want to check them out.
• Food: The food on the street is very cheap, but it can be very risky to eat. Most people don't take care of their hygiene when handling the food, and the last thing you want is spending an entire afternoon in your motel room's shitty bathroom. There are numerous restaurants that offer typical food (food that's considered Honduran), this is where you want to go. We still have BK, McDonalds, Friday's, Applebees, etc. But what's the fun in that?
  
  The plates (plate with all the food you ordered) on the good places rarely go higher than 150 ($5.50 USD) and you get to have some very nice tortillas, chorizo, beans with rice and some kind of steak.
• Cigarrettes: I'm not a smoker myself, but some of my friends do smoke and I've managed to pick up on the general idea of the prices. The most popular brand of smokes are Belmont and Malboro, they can cost within L 30.00 - L 55.00 ($1.50 - $2.75 USD). I think Belmont is cheaper.
  

The Girls and The Women
I must say that I'm proud of the quality of women over here, some are simply beautiful, hot and stunning. These latinas are very varied, you will find very white chicks but still latinas, you will also find brown skinned as well. Black latinas are not that very common though, you will alot of those at La Ceiba and Roatan however.

I believe that girls here are very open to foreigners, including those that are latinos as well and share similar characteristics. Daygame is a little bit tough here, since people don't walk much the streets. The most optimal places would be the malls (which are very easy to find), restaurants and maybe supermarkets/grocery stores.

I find nightgame harder, since girls are always with a group of other girls or mixed group, also must young people over here keep living with their parents even at 27, so that makes logistics even harder. But if you're game is super tight you can take them to the motel you're staying at

One important thing, if you're staying somewhere around a few weeks or months you might want to acquire a BlackBerry with BBM service. I tell you and I'm not kidding, 90% of the people you see at the night clubs, bars and malls have one. BB closing allows you to run text game for free and its easier to soften the close.

Nightlife
Most of the nightlife takes place at Morazan Boulevard or Boulevard Morazan in spanish. This is where the night-suited restaurants, bars, clubs and lounges are located and operate.

Definitely the hottest place for nightlife is Los Proceres. This is where you will find the hottest girls in the city at night, girls rocking short sexy dresses with heels, you will find them here. Los Proceres is basically a street with a ton of bars and clubs at both sides of the street. It's got over 10 bars and around 3 clubs for dancing. The beer here is relatively expensive, and the entrance fee to the clubs is a little expensive so its better to arrive early when there's no fee.

The two main clubs here are Sopra and The Club. I don't like The Club much since its indoors and the place is not very big, when it gets very packed (and it does) its fucking hell trying to move through the people. Sopra does get packed as well, but there's more room and its on an outdoors second story, which is very nice because you get to have fresh air at all times.

The downside of Los Proceres is that it gets so packed sometimes, that its hard to find any parking nearby. You have to leave your car a little far away from the clubs, which can be a little dangerous as you run the risk of getting mugged and harmed on your way back when its late.

Los Proceres on a non packed night, possibly during the week

If I'm not mistaken, it is law that all night venues should close at 2:00 AM. Even if its not, all venues do this.

Other Things To Keep In Mind
Some other things to keep in mind that might help you during your stay:

• Tegucigalpa is a dangerous city, and the levels of violence is very very high. Try taking a look at the newspaper everyday and you will see what I mean. Remember to be discrete when it comes to luxury stuff, a few years ago people used to kill over a shitty cellphone. And with all this BlackBerry madness there's a chance they still do, I know alot of friends who got mugged for their BlackBerry.
• Be careful when driving, people here are crazy and sometimes don't give a shit, specially bus drivers and cab drivers.
• Don't take random cabs if it's late at night, call a radio cab instead. Get ahold of one once you get here.
• Be careful when walking in downtown. I personally never go there, it's a little far away from where I live and it's just fucking hell to get there. Always keep your eyes open, if you see suspicious dudes get away and lose them immediately.
• Ask for the cab fare to a certain location before getting in. Remember to try and negotiate the fare to your advantage, you can always achieve some discount, even if it's very little.
• Cops are always looking for bribe, they will always try and find something to get money out of you. If they pull out a ridiculous and inecessary reason to give you a ticket, ask them for the article where it says that you should be penalized for the reason they give you, if no such thing exists they will accept failure and let you go.
  

Well thats all I can think for now, I'll be updating this data sheet as I keep finding and exploring new places around here. I still gotta check the strip clubs, requested by Dash Global.

If you got questions just ask. And if you're planning on coming, hit me up!