About Honduras

     Honduras is a Central American country which shares borders with Guatemala, El Salvador, and Nicaragua.  The five stars on the Honduran flag represent the Central American countries with the middle star representing Honduras because it is central to the other countries.

     I have learned that Honduras is rich in history, culture, and resources and unsettled politically and financially.  The Bay Islands sit on the second largest coral reef in the world.  There are mountains, jungle, beaches, and cities.  Honduras is the 2nd poorest country in the Western Hemisphere.  
     The heart-breaking fact is that there are approximately 20,000 "street children"...children living on the street with no parents.  Can you imagine their plight?

Honduras Facts:
1.  Honduras in Spanish means depths.  It was named after Christopher Columbus on his fourth voyage because of the deep waters at the mouth of the Tinto o Negro River off the Mosquito Coast.

2.  Honduran Industry:  Sugar, Coffee, Textiles, Clothing; Agriculture:  Banannas, Coffee, Citrus, Beef, Timber, Shrimp; Exports:  Coffee, Bananas, Shrimp, Lobster, Meat

3.  Country Symbols:  Animal--White Tailed Deer; Bird--Scarlet Macaw; Flower--Orchid; Tree--Honduras Pine

4.  Honduras is where the term "Banana Republic" was originally coined.

5.  The Copan Ruins are considered the most important ruins for the fully intact hieroglyphs, the main source of how we know Mayan Ruins today.