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Meat On A Stick, Quick Stick, Made Eric Sick

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June 3rd 2008
LEMPIRA After all this talk about Lempira (Honduran currency), you are probably wondering where the term Lempira came from. Well, it’s named after the country’s first hero, Lempira, (“Man of the Mountain”) who led the Lenca (original Honduran people) in a war against the Spaniards, when the Spaniards came to conquer Honduras. Lempira was the last surviving chief because the Spaniards ... read more

Central America Caribbean » Honduras » Northern » San Pedro Sula

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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