4 Best Performing Arts in Tegucigalpa, Honduras

The downtown Café Paradiso screens indie films each Thursday evening and has Tuesday-night poetry readings.

The six-theater multiplex Cinemark in the Multiplaza shows Hollywood releases a few weeks after their U.S. premieres. Most films are shown in English with Spanish subtitles. Children's movies are the exception: they're dubbed.

If your Spanish is up to it, Sabor Cubano is a good place to both see a movie and people-watch.

Teatro Nacional Manuel Bonilla hosts frequent performances by music and dance groups, including Honduras's highly regarded National Symphony Orchestra. Ticket prices are about half of what you'd pay for a comparable event back home. Didn't pack your formal eveningwear? No one will look askance at you as long as you don't show up in shorts, jeans, or a T-shirt.