Canopy

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October 3rd 2013
Hola! Still in Copan and my last class is tomorrow. While I don't feel confident enough to carry on a full conversation in Spanish, I feel 100 times better than I did after my first class. I've had a chance to 'chat' with a few locals and while it's a test of their patience, I do understand a bit and only manage to make them giggle a few times with my terrible grammer. Better y ... 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