Wide expanses

Driving a car in Honduras

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January 10th 2009
Depending on which guidebook you read, you will find a wide range of reasons not to drive in the country of Honduras. The Moon Guide to Honduras calls it chaotic which is fairly accurate. However, most of the accounts that I’ve read seem somewhat exaggerated and I’d be willing to bet that 90% of the people who’ve traveled by car in Honduras haven’t experienced anything that a seasoned tr ... read more

Central America Caribbean » Honduras

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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