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.
July 20th 2008Central America Caribbean » Honduras » Tegucigalpa As soon as I got to La Joya ("The Jewel") I was put to work. After teaching English at a school for such a long time it's great to get back into some physical labor.
Besides the Bullock missionary ... [full story]
July 16th 2008Central America Caribbean » Honduras » Tegucigalpa I finally packed up my things, cleaned my sweet little room and bathroom and had to leave Copán. Wow. I have been so ready for a change, so ready to be some place different for such a long time...and ... [full story]
July 16th 2008Central America Caribbean » Honduras » Tegucigalpa Falling asleep last night, the noise of three gunshots going off drifted through the window from a distant neighborhood. The shootings were followed by city noises - honking horns, loud music. I awoke ... [full story]
June 14th 2008Central America Caribbean » Honduras » Tegucigalpa » Valle De Angeles It has been a long time since the last time I wrote and there have been several days of crazy adventures and Mayan Ruins. From Belize we traveled back to Guatemala... to Flores, which is an island on ... [full story]
April 30th 2008Central America Caribbean » Honduras » Tegucigalpa The whole “spring break” that we have at home is here called Holy Week. We started it off the weekend before with a camping trip. Then, the whole following week was filled with religious a ... 16 photos[full story]
June 14th 2008Central America Caribbean » Honduras » Tegucigalpa Hi
Well I seen to have joined quite an accident prone group here and theres a few of those funny stories to say as well.
Before I joined the group apparently Helen and Chris had been quite ill a ... [full story]
March 29th 2008Central America Caribbean » Honduras » Tegucigalpa Idag var det bare aa staa opp tidlig og pakke sekken nok en gang! Idag skulle vi ha en lang reisedag paa 14 (!!) timer inn til Mellom-Ameikas nest stoerste land, Honduras! Vi var heldige idag som slap ... 20 photos[full story]
March 31st 2008Central America Caribbean » Honduras » Tegucigalpa Like many of the stories written in this blog, what happened today is not recommended for the everyday traveler. We will get there though, hold on. To catch everyone up me and Barton, along with Luk ... [full story]
February 23rd 2008Central America Caribbean » Honduras » Tegucigalpa Time in Honduras works in two zones, Honduran time and English time! (English being on time, Honduran mas o menos! More or less) The two weeks i have been here have certainly tested my perception of t ... 6 photos[full story]
January 31st 2008Central America Caribbean » Honduras » Tegucigalpa Every year in January/February, kids get moved around in Hogares, because they are based on maturity level/grade in school. San Andres is a little different and kids who may have had more trouble in t ... 8 photos[full story]
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