Tegucigalpa - Post Report Question and Answers
Is this a "shopping post"? Are there interesting handicrafts, artwork, antiques, or other items that people typically buy there?
Yup - Jan 2024
There are some lovely pieces of Lencan pottery that are black with white designs. It's super fragile and doesn't travel well in a suitcase. Some fabrics and table covers can be found, along with hand woven hammocks. Wood furniture made from giant trees (dining tables, benches, desk tops, etc). The lead time on these items can be ridiculous and you may have to hunt down your craftsman to push him across the finish line, so shop for this stuff early in your tour! There are a lot of hand-carved wooden boxes, covered with images of jungle, macaws, ruins, etc. - Aug 2023
There is quite a selection of handicrafts at the nearby town of Valle de Angeles (ceramics, wood carving, leather work, etc.). - Oct 2019
You have to dig a bit. If you do, you'll find bright Lenca weaving, a diverse array of pottery (you can even make some yourself), good woodwork, delicious coffee, colorful paintings, jade, stone statues, Garifuna drums, straw hats, gold filigree. Get a suit or a dress made, too. Like Honduran cuisine, the handicrafts may seem bland at first, but if you dig deeper, you can find some really cool stuff beyond the normal offering in the souvenir shops. - May 2018
Not really. There is Lenca pottery and wood carving. Most other items are made in Guatemala. - May 2018
Nothing worth buying. - Apr 2018
There are some handicrafts in Valle, but the selection and quality is not all that good. - Jun 2016
- Not many handicrafts. - Feb 2016
Lenca pottery, local wood work, locally made leather purses. - Aug 2015
Lenca pottery is a favorite of mine. - Jul 2015
Lenca pottery! - Dec 2014
Wood-working leather-working painting, arts and crafts, relatively inexpensive local food. - Oct 2014
Lenca pottery, carved wood furniture, vacations to the bay islands. - Aug 2014
Not much except local pottery. - Jun 2014
Fresh fruit, seafood (and lobsters!) - Jan 2014
Beach trips? - Jun 2013
Hammocks, travel to Roatan. - Jun 2013
Pewter items and Lenca pottery. - Apr 2013
Trips, wood furniture, pottery. - Nov 2009
Lenca pottery, handcarved furniture, jewelry. - Oct 2009
