Spanish culture quickly overtook the indigenous cultures due to the rapid spread of European diseases, which killed many of these people. For those who survived, many were killed in wars with the Spanish. Most of the surviving locals intermarried the Spanish and today almost the entire country is "mestizo," which is a combination of these people. However, the culture that exists today is heavily influenced by the Spanish with only small details reminding people of the indigenous cultures. The most pronounced aspects of these past cultures come in the form of food, language, and dress, but only to a small degree. The Spanish culture dominated in the form of lifestyle, religion (Catholicism), and language as nearly everyone in Honduras today speaks Spanish.
The Spanish also brought in slaves from Africa for a brief period of time, but just as this began the economy declined so there are few African influences in the country, although in some areas there tends to be a bit of a Caribbean flair, which was also inspired by African cultures and influences. Honduras began to grow economically when the banana industry expanded; this led to another massive shift in the culture and way of life for the people as most jobs shifted to this industry.
The banana industry changed the culture in Honduras forever by putting most of the people in the fields planting and picking this food as foreign countries, primarily the United States, spent millions of dollars to build up the country's infrastructure to transport the bananas. Communication and transportation vastly improved, but so too did foreign dominance as historic cultural aspects were forgotten in place of financial gain or mere survival for some. Today, the people are regaining control over their country and re-introducing many historic aspects of their culture, but agriculture continues to dominate the economy and lifestyle.