Lately, Honduras has been appearing a lot in the headlines. The political situation has been tense and volatile. At lunch I sit with three friends in a beachside restaurant, the television is tuned to CNN (Español), and all heads are turned towards the scene unfolding. Mel Zelaya, the ousted President, is at the [...]
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Hondurans Continue with Courage
Posted in Atlantida, Intibuca, Natural Disasters, People, Reflections on July 31, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The Aftershocks Continue with No End in Sight
Posted in Atlantida, Natural Disasters, Reflections on June 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The most powerful aftershock to hit Honduras yet rattled the population at 11:13 p.m. local time on Sunday, June 7. This tremor measured 5.7 on the Richter scale and its epicenter was only 20 miles northwest of La Ceiba in the Caribbean Sea between La Ceiba, home to Fundación Adelante’s headquarters, and the Bay Island [...]
Carnaval
Posted in Atlantida, new experiences on May 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Today is a quiet day in La Ceiba. I imagine that people are resting up. The past two weeks, Ceiba has come alive with Carnaval. The festivities that celebrate La Ceiba’s patron saint blew in to town last week, but the celebratory storm had been brewing for weeks, building up to its [...]
Vicenta’s Pulperia
Posted in Asambleas, Atlantida, People on May 5, 2008 | 1 Comment »
One of the Asambleas that I have visited most often is in a barrio (neighbourhood) outside of La Ceiba, and is held on a patio in front of a pulperia (small shop) of the Asamblea’s Jefa. I really enjoy this Asamblea – the women are all very friendly and open, and the air is usually [...]
A Ride Along the Highway
Posted in Atlantida on April 22, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Atlántida has one main highway that is the primary transportation and economic corridor along the north coast; this highway runs from east to west and transects the entire length of the department. South of the highway, after the piñeras (pineapple plantations) and African palm plantations, the land climbs up into the mountains that run like [...]
Rain, Rivers and Motorbikes
Posted in Atlantida, Travels on March 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
March 25th, 2008
Rain has returned to Atlántida, which is odd because it’s supposed to be summer, and the end of rainy season. And yet, for the past two weeks, we’ve seen more rain than normal for this time of year, and over the past couple days the rain has not offered many moments of relief. [...]
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