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752: 927:(RMP) is a grassroots, community-based, non-profit organization located on Roatán. The organization was formed in January 2005 when a group of concerned dive operators and local businesses united in an effort to protect Roatán's fragile coral reefs. Initially, the RMP's goal was to run a patrol program within the Sandy Bay-West End Marine Reserve (SBWEMR), to prevent over exploitation through unsustainable fishing practices. Over time, the organisation expanded the scope of their environmental efforts through the addition of other programs to protect Roatán's natural resources, including patrols and infrastructure, education, conservation and public awareness. 841: 516: 943:(RIMS) was established in 1989 with the primary objective being the preservation of Roatán's natural resources through education and research. RIMS is located in Sandy Bay, specifically in Anthony's Key Resort, on the northwest coast of Roatán with over 50 kilometres (30 miles) of fringing and barrier reefs, seagrass beds, mangroves, and shoreline. Over the past twenty five years, RIMS has established itself as a teaching institution and is visited by colleges as well as universities from abroad to study nearby tropical marine ecosystems and the bottlenose dolphins kept by the facility. 883:
to be an overwhelming success with a new state of the art road, pumping station, sewer lines and drainage system. The project and its facilities are currently maintained and operated by ACME sanitation and solutions. It was not that long ago where "sanitation" was provided by hundreds of out-houses located at the ends of short boardwalks over the water. In the smaller communities, this "system" may still be in use. The Island has also expanded, repaved and revamped both its major highway roads with the south and north side portions being completed by mid-2020.
760: 702:; the changes in the labour system disrupted the economic structure of the Caymans. The islands had a largely seafaring culture; natives were familiar with the area from turtle fishing and other activities. Former slaveholders from the Cayman Islands were among the first to settle in the seaside locations throughout primarily western Roatán. During the late 1830s and 1840s, former slaves also migrated from the Cayman Islands, in larger number than planters. All together, the former Cayman peoples became the largest cultural group on the island. 524: 571: 554:, capital of Roatán municipality, located in the southwest. West of Coxen Hole are the settlements of Gravel Bay, Flowers Bay and Keyhole Bay on the south coast, and Sandy Bay, West End and West Bay on the north coast. To the east of Coxen Hole are several cays, including Jesse Arch Cay, Sarah Cay, and Second Cay. Further to the east are the settlements of Mount Pleasant, French Harbour, French Cay, First Bight, Parrot Tree, Jonesville and Oakridge on the south coast, and Punta Gorda on the north coast. 155: 563: 185: 1322: 32: 824:, as evidenced by the usage of a wide variety of old standard English terms and words throughout the islands. They are similar enough to be mutually intelligible and understood throughout the entire Bay Islands. The language can also be learned, although it is not taught in the general sense, whilst the accent derives from the wide variety of expatriates living and working on the Islands from North America and Europe. 808:
Hondurans, a term deemed offensive by native Islanders who have a long-standing rivalry with Spanish-speaking Hondurans because of their differences in culture, language, beliefs and ideals. The region of the Bay Islands encompasses the three major islands of Roatán, Útila and Guanaja, the Hog Islands, as well as the smaller islands or cays. These people are also called "Islanders", especially locally.
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months, the island also receives international flights from Canadian-based airline, Sunwing Airlines, which operates flights to Montreal, Quebec City, and Toronto from mid November to mid April. Minnesota-based Sun Country Airlines also flies to Minneapolis from Roatan. WestJet started operations to the island in 2019.The island formerly had service to Milan, Italy, operated by Air Italy.
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are undertaken to insure no metals or plastics litter the reef system and beaches as well as all major dive shops doing clean-ups on most of their daily dives. There are still obstacles to be defeated but the Islanders and expatriates living on the islands have taken a united stand to conserve and educate.
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A similar project has been completed and now serving West End Village (the Island's tourism, social and diving hub) with even greater success than its predecessors. Although the project was initially met with some skepticism and anger at a tax hike proposed to help fund the project, it has turned out
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The East End Chapter of the Roatan Marine Park was created in late 2017 in an effort to expand the RMP's efforts across the entire island. The initiative and volunteer efforts saw an increase in fish coverage and a 200% increase in turtle nesting for the 2019 season, and new goals include expanding
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All reef systems throughout the Bay Islands are protected by the local and central government with help from charitable donations and those on the front line. Through local donations to the Marine Park and the many causes along with a concerted effort from the resorts on the island weekly clean-ups
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underwent a major reconstruction between the years of 2003 to 2005 adding new black water and septic lines as well as fresh water lines to accommodate the growing business sector and population. These lines are used in conjunction with the new water treatment plant and a waste management plant that
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migrants from the Honduran mainland. Since the late 20th century, they tripled the previous resident population. Mestizo migrants settled primarily in the urban areas of Coxen Hole and Barrio Los Fuertes (near French Harbour). Even the mainlander influx was dwarfed in number and economic effects by
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Throughout the European colonial era, the Bay of Honduras attracted an array of individual settlers, pirates, traders and military forces. Various economic activities were engaged in and political struggles played out between the European powers, chiefly Britain and Spain. Sea travellers frequently
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The island of Roatán airport has a terminal that is served with nonstop international flights to Roatán from Houston, Atlanta, Dallas/Fort Worth, Miami, Denver, and San Salvador. Regional flights also operate to Puerto Lempira (PEU), Tegucigalpa (TGU), and San Pedro Sula (SAP). During the winter
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The Roatán Marine Park was the main force behind introducing recycling to the Island as well as the popular "Coastal clean up" projects that have become very popular among schools, residents and expatriate communities on the Island. The Marine Park is led by a team of professional divers, marine
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found the vacated, mostly unprotected islands a haven for safe harbour and transport. English, French and Dutch pirates established settlements on the islands. They frequently raided the Spanish treasure ships, cargo vessels carrying gold and silver from the New World to Spain. In 1722 fisherman
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The English-speaking people who have been established in Northern Honduras (specifically, the Bay Islands) since the early 19th century are chiefly of European and British-Afro-Caribbean descent and are called "Islanders" or "caracoles" (snails). They are called "caracoles" by Spanish-Speaking
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the overwhelming tourist presence in the 21st century. Numerous American, Canadian, British, New Zealander, Australian and South African settlers and entrepreneurs engaged chiefly in the fishing industry. Later, the diving industry, provided the foundation for attracting the tourist trade.
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stopped over at Roatán and the other islands as resting points. On several occasions, the islands were subject to military occupation. In contesting with the Spanish for colonisation of the Caribbean, the English occupied the Bay Islands on and off between 1550 and 1700. During this time,
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English is the first language of native islanders, regardless of race, and Spanish is spoken second, whereas mainland Honduras is Spanish-speaking. It remains this way because of the islands' history as a British colony with some islanders claiming descent from the
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biologists and oceanographers. In 2019 the local government passed a law banning the use and sale of plastic bags, bottles, containers and styrofoam. The Island expects to continue passing comprehensive environmental and pollution reforms through 2020 and beyond.
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Over time, the form of English spoken by the Roatán Islanders has changed. The language differs mostly in morphology but also in pronunciation and accent and, to a lesser extent, in syntax and vocabulary, from the English spoken in other regions of the
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in the world. Reef systems are very delicate and have experienced massive damage and degradation worldwide. On Roatán, unchecked tourism development and an increased population are putting a strain on its natural resources.
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and managed to escape on a watering rendezvous on Roatan. His noted account of his subsequent year spent on the uninhabited island provides a glimpse of the island after the eradication of the Paya and before colonisation.
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on his fourth voyage (1502–1504). Soon after, the Spanish began trading in the islands for slave labour. More devastating for the local people was exposure to infectious diseases to which they had no immunity, such as
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In the 20th century, there was continued population growth resulting in increased economic changes and environmental challenges. A population boom began with an influx of Spanish-speaking
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with a private army, to help end the crisis in 1860 by establishing an independent, English-speaking government over the islands; he eventually fell into the custody of the
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The Galaxy Wave ferry provides service from Roatán to La Ceiba twice daily. The Utila Dream ferry provides service from Roatán to Utila to La Ceiba twice daily.
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For a brief period in the 1850s, Britain declared the Bay Islands its colony. Within a decade, the Crown ceded the territory formally back to
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detachment under the command of John Caulfield garrisoned the island from 1742 to 1749. The garrison originally consisted of two companies of
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Roatán looking southeast with West Bay on the right and Coxen Hole and Manuel Galvez airport in the upper middle.
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At the time of the 2013 Honduras census, Roatán municipality had a population of 41,831. Of these, 52.06% were
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Most of the infrastructure is on the western half of the island. The most populous town of the island is
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View from Big Bight over the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef System, second-largest barrier reef in the world
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The indigenous people of the Bay Islands are believed to have been related to either the
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in Spanish. Satellite islands at the eastern end are Morat, Barbareta, and Pigeon Cay.
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Journal of the Society for Army Historical Research, Autumn 2017, pp. 197–206.
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recycles waste which are adjacent to the Roatán International Airport.
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on the northern coast of Roatán. The Garifuna, whose ancestry includes
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on mainland Honduras, but a portion remained to found the community of
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Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), bases de datos en línea
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The majority permanent population of Roatán originated from the
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education outreach and local alternative livelihood programs.
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The island is part of the Islas de la Bahía y Cayos Cochinos
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The largest of the 311:8 km (5 mi) 204:Show map of Caribbean 1095:. anachronbooks.com. 913:yellow-naped amazons 849:Dasyprocta ruatanica 845:Roatán Island Agouti 799:) and 3.37% others. 596:Christopher Columbus 174:Show map of Honduras 50:improve this article 1054: /  897:Important Bird Area 891:Important Bird Area 719:Honduran government 464:[ro.a.ˈtan] 246: /  142:Roatán, Bay Islands 132: 1182:BirdLife Data Zone 1126:on 20 October 2016 1009:Roatán contains a 925:Roatán Marine Park 919:Roatán Marine Park 852: 838: 765: 757: 576: 568: 529: 521: 366:Largest settlement 324:Highest point 130: 1375: 1374: 1283:Historic West End 1279:"West End Roatan" 1120:Bay Islands Diver 1078:David Waddell in 453: 452: 361:Islas de la Bahia 327:221 m (725.1 ft) 250:16.383°N 86.400°W 126: 125: 118: 100: 1425: 1324: 1314: 1307: 1300: 1291: 1290: 1286: 1265: 1264: 1262: 1260: 1250: 1244: 1243: 1241: 1239: 1225: 1219: 1218: 1216: 1214: 1200: 1194: 1193: 1191: 1189: 1174: 1168: 1167: 1165: 1163: 1153: 1147: 1142: 1136: 1135: 1133: 1131: 1112: 1106: 1103: 1097: 1096: 1089: 1083: 1076: 1070: 1069: 1068: 1066: 1065: 1064: 1059: 1055: 1052: 1051: 1050: 1047: 1038:Elevation Finder 1035: 669:Second Carib War 650:Cardwell Reforms 466: 461: 446:Central/Mountain 261: 260: 258: 257: 256: 251: 247: 244: 243: 242: 239: 205: 194: 193: 187: 175: 164: 163: 157: 140: 133: 129: 121: 114: 110: 107: 101: 99: 58: 34: 26: 1433: 1432: 1428: 1427: 1426: 1424: 1423: 1422: 1418:Cruise seaports 1378: 1377: 1376: 1371: 1340: 1328: 1318: 1277: 1274: 1269: 1268: 1258: 1256: 1254:"Próspera ZEDE" 1252: 1251: 1247: 1237: 1235: 1227: 1226: 1222: 1212: 1210: 1202: 1201: 1197: 1187: 1185: 1176: 1175: 1171: 1161: 1159: 1155: 1154: 1150: 1143: 1139: 1129: 1127: 1114: 1113: 1109: 1104: 1100: 1091: 1090: 1086: 1077: 1073: 1062: 1060: 1056: 1053: 1048: 1045: 1043: 1041: 1040: 1036: 1032: 1027: 1007: 999: 963: 958: 949: 937: 921: 893: 869:waste treatment 830: 805: 749: 734:Hurricane Mitch 667:as part of the 560: 541:mangrove forest 513: 459: 449: 409:Islanders (see 341: 255:16.383; 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Roatán is located in Honduras
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16°23′N 86°24′W / 16.383°N 86.400°W / 16.383; -86.400
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