The grand staircase

Copan Ruins

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October 1st 2013
Hola! Yesterday was my first day of Spanish school and without sounding too boastful, I suck, I really do! I think the poor gal who is my teacher (who is half my age) is wondering why she got stuck with me! I've just finished my second class and while I think I'm getting better, I'd still classify myself in the quadrant of 'mushroom'. Doesn't help when I was awoken around 3 ... 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