The Copan Valley

mountains and Mariachi in Copan

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January 26th 2006
01/26/06 This morning about 4 am I was awoken by some very loud music coming from the street. A mariachi band was playing from the back of someone’s truck. It was so loud! For a moment I thought that it was the stereo that is in the living area. They played two or three songs and I came out to catch the last little bit and saw them blow up some fireworks in the street. It was great. It wok ... read more

Central America Caribbean » Honduras » Western » Copán Ruinas

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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 ha... ... read more