■探尋羅阿坦島上的珍寶
Finding Treasure in Roatan

◎Drew Gillson

About 35 miles off the coast of Honduras sits Roatan Island—boasting Caribbean vacation homes, lush[1] tropical greenery, local developments and fishing villas. Roatan Island is around 32 miles long and is slender, elongated and curved like the blade of some ancient pirate’s cutlass. Surrounded by shimmering[2] sun, drenched waters of turquoise—Roatan is the largest of the Bay Islands. Hidden treasure of all kind waits patiently to be discovered on the island of Roatan.

Paradise Underwater

The first stop on our journey for treasure on Roatan Island will take us under the stunning crystal waters of the Caribbean to the 2nd largest coral reef in the world. Because the coral reef is so massive and breathtaking, Roatan diving is becoming a must for those interested in scuba diving and snorkeling—hence the dive resorts and villas nestled here and there on the

文化小課堂

羅阿坦島，洪都拉斯北部海灣群島中的一座島嶼，為海灣群島中最大的島嶼。羅阿坦是美洲的十大旅游景點之一，擁有全美洲最美的白色沙灘、精致的石堡。島上可以從事深度潛水、沖浪、彩彈射擊、釣魚、海灘騎馬等活動，足以讓人樂而忘返。

羅阿坦島坐落于距離洪都拉斯海岸約35英里的地方，那里因加勒比海的度假屋、茂盛的熱帶植物、地區(qū)發(fā)展和捕魚別墅而負有盛名。羅阿坦島的海岸線長約32英里，海岸線既細又長，彎曲得猶如古時海盜彎刀的刀鋒。羅阿坦島是海灣群島（加勒比海群島）中最大的島嶼，整座島沐浴在閃耀的陽光和清澈的藍綠色海水中。羅阿坦島擁有各種隱藏的寶藏，正耐心地等待著被人們發(fā)掘，散發(fā)出它的光彩。

水下天堂

在羅阿坦島上，寶藏探尋之旅的第一站就是潛入加勒比海如水晶般清透的水底，去探尋世界上第二大珊瑚礁。這里的珊瑚礁是如此地龐大和令人驚奇，所以，對于潛水和浮潛的愛好者來說，羅阿坦島的潛水就成了一項必玩活動，也正因如此，島上到處都建起了各種潛水度假區(qū)和別墅。

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The sea life and coral come in every color of the rainbow. Enveloped by the blue-green waters, you will see fascinating clumps of coral which range in shape, color and size. You will be left speechless[3] from the pure beauty while you’re diving or snorkeling in Roatan and you never know what you will spot in this magical place of strange and beautiful sights.

Pirate’s Gold

Fueled by the whispered rumors of ancient treasure, we will now be moving to various locations on Roatan Island—some of which are said in stories to contain the forgotten gold and treasures of pirate visitors from long ago. In the 1700s, pirates had control of the island—and it is still said that some of their buried treasure and booty waits to be discovered to this day.

From chests full of gold doubloons to coffins filled with gold in underwater caves—there are numerous stories of treasure found on Roatan Island. Locals will tell stories of long forgotten places and adventurers who have found wealth through Roatan treasure! Will you be the next to discover riches and wealth on this untouched island left by a pirate of the old days?

Island Life

Our final discovery of treasure in Roatan is not gold, but some would say it’s a better kind of treasure. Although there are “tourist hotspots” on Roatan, much of the island is untouched. However, some individuals and companies are seeing the importance of the development of Roatan. There are already many people who regularly visit their Caribbean vacation homes, villas in Roatan or quiet vacation condos.

海洋生物和珊瑚的顏色猶如彩虹般絢爛多彩。透過藍綠色的海水，你可以看到由各種形狀、顏色和大小組成的珊瑚塊，十分令人著迷。當你在羅阿坦島潛水或浮潛時，你會被這份純粹的美深深吸引，你會發(fā)現這種美根本難以言傳。而且你也絕不會想到，在這個奇特、美麗且充滿魔力的地方，你將會有什么樣的意外發(fā)現。

海盜的黃金地

謠言盛傳這里藏有古時的寶藏，現在我們將要參觀羅阿坦島上的很多地方；據傳，其中一些地方藏有久遠前被遺忘在此的黃金和海盜的寶藏。在18世紀初，海盜控制了整座島——至今仍有傳聞稱他們埋藏的一些寶藏和戰(zhàn)利品還沒被發(fā)掘。

在水下洞穴里，從裝滿金幣的箱子到填滿黃金的棺材——羅阿坦島上流傳著許多關于寶藏的故事。當地人會告訴你有關長期被遺忘的圣地，以及冒險家在羅阿坦島尋寶致富的故事。在這個舊時海盜待過并未被外界挖掘的島嶼上，你是否會成為下一個發(fā)財致富的人呢？

島嶼生活

在羅阿坦島上，我們最后的珍貴發(fā)現不是黃金，而是另一種應該說更珍貴的珍寶。雖然羅阿坦島上有很多“旅游熱點地區(qū)”，但是島嶼的大部分都未被開發(fā)。然而，一些個人和公司看到了羅阿坦島開發(fā)的重要性。現在已經有很多人經常入住加勒比海的度假屋、羅阿坦島上的別墅或者安靜的度假公寓。

One such is the Oceano Village development. Built away from the tourist areas, Oceano Village remains within reach of hospitals, tourist attractions and necessities[4]. With a net-zero construction, the beach front homes are built of renewable[5] resources and sit upon a beautiful lush, landscaped area of Roatan. Each vacation home is greeted outside by fine, powder white sand beaches and its own view of Paradise.

Caribbean vacation homes promise the quiet, uninterrupted lifestyle of a still-untouched island—combined with the colorful culture of the friendly locals and the promise of a new discovery each day on Roatan Island.

海洋村莊的開發(fā)就是這樣一個例子。海洋村莊建在遠離旅游區(qū)的地方，但附近有醫(yī)院、旅游景點以及購買必需品的地方。作為零建筑開發(fā)的地區(qū)，海景房是由可再生資源構建的，并且坐落在羅阿坦島上美麗的園林風景區(qū)里。從每個度假屋往外看，都可以看到精細的白色沙灘和美麗的海洋天堂。

在未被開發(fā)的島上，加勒比海度假屋承諾提供安靜且不受打擾的生活——并帶你接觸友善的當地人，了解他們多彩的文化。在羅阿坦島上，你每天定會有新的發(fā)現。