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Bill Casselman's story

Coming to visit Copán Ruins was a dream come true, first stirred in me by a magazine article during WW II. It stated that ancient ruins were found in Central America. WOW, at age eight that was a dream!

At age 50 an article in National Geographic (River of Ruinas) started me and my buddies on a whirl wind of adventure travels over 50 ancient sites by horse back, boat, private plane, canoe and on foot.

I started visiting Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras; all the way into Columbia. Now don't think I was just looking for a cheap place to stay and hibernate. Not so. It started out as an archeological exploration. Sounds simple. But then you toss in orchids, passion fruit, monkeys, Iguana (big), gold mines (deep and wet), rain forests (fantastic), diving off water falls, caves (for getting lost), learning to drink beer (no water) . . . oh, yeah, being blessed by San Semone (at least he drank half the rum after spitting the other half on me). And being chased by quite a few of the above. I chose to settle down (not totally) in Honduras. Why? Because I could afford to with most of the above available to me. I will admit that as I have grown a tad bit older, I'm just more selective.

My interest in ancient ruins was augmented by the surroundings where they were located. Quite frankly, it was hard not to be fascinated by the variety of trees, birds, orchids and the people living off the land. I was fortunate to be given an opportunity to donate two years working in the ruins. Little did I know that was a turning point in the discoveries made, and the people involved.

Tour guides are available for Copán and beyond!

Email me at bill_casselman@yahoo.com or Call Martha at 504 9 957 3815