Ecobreves – HONDURAS: Ecological Museum Promoted

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TEGUCIGALPA, Nov 4 2003 (IPS) - Residents and officials in the northern Honduran region of Choloma are promoting the creation of an ecological museum near Ticamaya Lagoon in order to protect marine species and promote tourism. Choloma Mayor Sandra Deras told Tierramérica that the project has a price tag of 147,000 dollars and will be presented to the government for financing through international cooperation.

Feasibility studies are currently underway. In the two hectares set aside for the park, the municipal government has launched a clean-up effort in Ticamaya, one of the country's “ecological jewels”.

Parrots, crocodiles, 'guaras' and other species will be part of the eco-museum, the second such institution in Honduras.

The first is in Islas de la Bahía, in the Caribbean, under private management and focusing on marine species and coral reefs.