Palm Sunday

Many people were gathered in and around the cathedral in Tegucigalpa on Palm Sunday. Vendors were selling various patterns of woven palms for 1 limpiera ($.05). Inside this cathedral is a giant floor to ceiling carving in gold and silver, behind the altar.

Honduras phase 1: Tegucigalpa

April 10th 2006
We got to the capital of Honduras yesterday, after 12 hours of buses! The first bus was an experience: we had booked first class with reserved seats out of Rio Dulce, but the bus company guy shoved us (literally) and our bags onto a bus that was already completely full. Bill and I were on the steps and my bag was being held into the bus by the guy who hangs out the door! Luckily, we only had a ... read more

Central America Caribbean » Honduras » Central » Tegucigalpa

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

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