The Hitch-Hiker's Guide to Honduras, and the road that led back to the Caribbean
May 29th 2008 I was a little dubious at first when a group of Honduran bus drivers milling under a shady tree (smoking cigarettes, drinking cola and not looking like they were about to do any bus-driving anytime soon) told me to go to the edge of the city and hitch a ride instead of catching a bus. I'd arrived in the Honduran border town of Marcala after my last blog had me leaving El Salvador, and was hoping
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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 
Wayne Haaland
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Hello, I am writing a nonfiction account of a trip down the Patuca River I took years ago. My camera was destroyed when we tipped in rapids and I have very few photos. I would like to use your photo of dugout canoes (attributed of course) in my book. What do you think?