Eating and eating...

Field Trips and Birthday Parties

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January 27th 2009
Happy Birthday to you! It seems this month has been full of birthdays and birthday parties. And here in Honduras, they sing the "Birthday Song" with a twist. After the English version, they add "ya queremos pastel..." which means freely translated "now we want cake"! (and it continues with "and coca-cola also, and coffee for the old folks") When I returned from the states, I rested for a ... 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