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 COXEN HOLE (also known as Roatán Town) is dusty and run-down, and
most visitors come here only to change money or shop. All of the town's
practical facilities and most shops are on a hundred-metre stretch of
Main Street , near where the buses stop. For tourist information about
the island and its events, pick up a copy of the Coconut Telegraph
magazine from the Cooper Building; you'll find the headquarters of BICA
(Mon-Fri 9am-noon & 2-5pm) here as well, if you want to brush up on
Roatán's flora and fauna.
To change travellers' cheques or dollars or get a Visa cash advance, try
Bancahsa, or Credomatic. The migración and the post office are both near
the small square on Main Street, while Hondutel is behind Bancahsa. HB
Warren is the largest supermarket on the island, and there's a small and
not too impressive general market just behind Main Street. The island's
best-set-up Internet café, Paradise Computers (Mon-Fri 9am-5pm, Sat
9am-1pm), is a five-minute walk from the centre of town on the road to
West End, and though rates are very high (around $12 an hour), the epic
cappuccinos and delicious carrot cake help compensate a little. Librería
Casi Todo, in the same building as the Qué Tal Cafe , sells secondhand
books .
It's unlikely you'll want to stay here unless you have a very early
flight. If you do, the Hotel Cayview , on Main Street (tel 445 1222;
US$25-40), has comfortable rooms with a/c and private bath, while the
Hotel El Paso (tel 445 1367; US$15-25), nearby on the same street, has
clean rooms, but communal bathrooms only. There are a number of cheap
comedores, serving standard Honduran food , while Qué Tal Cafe , on
Thicket Street, just past Paradise Computers, serves European-style
breakfasts and snacks.
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