Always Wanted to be a Pirate

Copan

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June 24th 2008
We couldn't go the the Mayan Ruins at Copan because there was a large protest against the government who expropriated valuable land for tourism from poor local farmers without compensation. Hopefully there will be justice, but not likely with the history of Honduras and the current governments attitude toward the poor. We instead went to a bird sanctuary in the mountains. I lost my jounal with ... 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