There are 36 Mayan villages near Punta Gorda and they speak English. There’s not enough work, garbage collection is spotty, streets have potholes, many people live in shacks. We’re right on the Bay of Honduras and it’s surrounded by bush, monkeys, birds. PG appeals to folks who want to buy land, plant fruit trees and raise chickens, and who don’t care what they look like. Yes, you need friends because there’s nothing else to do.