Punta Gorda City Market and Chocolate
Waking up in Punta Gorda will bring your group several amazing culture and history-filled opportunities, the city itself the gorgeous west coast Caribbean wonder geographically located on the Honduras Gulf. Punta Gorda will offer you some truly amazing sights, smells, and sounds, from the seemingly endless ocean-side vistas and postcard perfect beach views to the sounds of local life around every corner and smells of delicious local foods. The latter will make up your first stop, the local city market open every Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday.
The Punta Gorda City Market lines the sides of the colorful main streets with local farmers from surrounding villages selling the most authentic local fruits, vegetables, baked goods, and oftentimes even flowers. There are several surrounding market houses, most in which you can find parts of the local fish market. In these fish markets, you can find the catch of the day for a great deal, as well as several vendors who will clean the fish for a small fee.
After seeing all you can in the market areas, head to any of the local Punta Gorda chocolate stores, the city section of the Cacao trail and boasting several local, authentic, and delicious chocolate hot spots such as Ixcacao Maya, Maya Mountain Cacao, or Cotton Tree Chocolate. Cotton Tree is a unique small-batch factory boasting daily tours and mouth-watering samples located at the entrance of the town, or "center of the chocolate universe" and will provide you with products fresh from 40%-70% cacao, some rum and coconut-filled and others Mayan spice and chai-filled. You definitely won't want out miss out on these local delicacies!
