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.
June 30th 2008Central America Caribbean » Honduras » La Mosquitia La Moskitia (or The Mosquito Coast) in Honduras is the most sparsely populated region of any of the countries IŽll visit on this trip. ThereŽs hardly anybody out here, and the small number of indige ... 19 photos[full story]
April 26th 2008Central America Caribbean » Honduras » La Mosquitia
Our adventure started way back in the hills of Northern Nicaragua in a small town called Matagalpa. Some friends of ours, Carl and Lou, were also inspired to venture out to the Mosquito Coast, and ... [full story]
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