Honduras

Honduras carries Lenca, Maya and Garifuna traditions through pottery, dance and foodways.

Crafts Music & dance Food & cooking Spirituality & rites Textile & dress

Knowledge in this place

Lenca pottery

Lenca pottery

Negro de Olancho and black-and-white earthenware shaped and painted by Lenca women without a wheel.

Punta dance

Punta dance

An energetic Garifuna dance and music form centered on hips and drum rhythms.

Baleadas

Folded wheat tortillas filled with refried beans, cream and cheese, an everyday Honduran staple.

Guancasco

A Lenca peace ritual between villages, sealing alliances through processions and shared offerings.

Spirituality & rites

Junco palm weaving

Junco palm weaving

Hand-woven hats and baskets made from junco palm fibers in the Santa Bárbara region.

Textile & dress