Caribbean Urbanism: From Garífuna Roots to the Layered City of La Ceiba, Honduras

Caribbean Urbanism: From Garífuna Roots to the Layered City of La Ceiba, Honduras

On the Caribbean coast of Honduras, lies the Leán valley, a narrow coastal strip lined by the Nombre de Dios Mountain Range to the South and the Caribbean Sea to the North. For a long time, this was the last frontier: dense jungle, swamps, no infrastructure, and difficult inland access. However, all of that started to change with the arrival of the Garífuna, who settled the area between the Danto and Cangrejal Rivers, setting the foundations of …