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Background: Once part of Spain's vast empire in the New World, Honduras became an independent nation in 1821. After two and a half decades of mostly military rule, a freely elected civilian government came to power in 1982. During the 1980s, Honduras proved a haven for anti-Sandinista contras fighting the Marxist Nicaraguan Government and an ally to Salvadoran Government forces fighting leftist guerrillas. The country was devastated by Hurricane Mitch in 1998, which killed about 5,600 people and caused approximately $2 billion in damage.

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By Kristen In Honduras
September 1st 2007

Time in Tegus

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Jesus Cristo
Cristo Statue

Weekend in Tegucigalpa Last weekend we had a welcoming dinner and fiesta in the city, Tegucigalpa, or also known as Tegus. Its about an hour from the ranch, and the closest real city. We all went to dinner Friday at a local Tegus restaurant. It was pretty cheap, and the food was really good. Afterwards we went to a discoteca, or like dance club. There were a ton of us, so it was really fun. Anyway, so that was Friday night. Saturday we went to Cristo statue of Tegus. Its this huge statue of Jesus Christ on the top of the [View Full Entry]

By Juanes
January 8th 2007

El Picacho and the Capital

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entrance to national park in Honduras

I am waiting here to catch a TICA bus down to the capital of the next country of my travels NICARAGUA so I decide to pass the time by visiting one of the local parks here very high up in the mountains. I have found out it is so expensive to fly to latin america from here that it is better to take the buses all the way down to panama and try and get a cheap flight there ! I visit a variety of local parks during my days to occupy the time which provide really good views of this [View Full Entry]

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