Honduras operates on Central Standard Time (CST), which is 6 hours behind Coordinated Universal Time (UTC-6). Honduras does not observe daylight saving time, so the time remains consistent throughout the year.
All of Honduras follows the same timezone. The capital Tegucigalpa, the industrial hub San Pedro Sula, and the Bay Islands including Roatán all observe Central Standard Time. Honduras is the second-largest country in Central America.
Honduras is home to Copán, one of the most important sites of the ancient Maya civilization and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The Bay Islands off the Caribbean coast are part of the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef, the second-largest coral reef system in the world. Honduras was the original "Banana Republic" - a term coined due to the influence of American fruit companies in the early 20th century.