LOOK: Inside Honduras' Deadly Prisons 
Honduran Area Wants DEA To Leave After Deadly Operation 
Murder Of Honduran Reporter Blamed On Drug Gangs 
Feds Break Up Big Cocaine Smuggling Ring, Arrest 28 People 
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He had been to Honduras six years earlier to work with OYE, and he knew what to expect -- perpetual heat, 24/7 sweatiness, and inevitable sunburn. Lakin was unsurprised that so little had changed since his last visit.
One has to wonder what the U.S. government would do if the violence associated with drug trafficking were ever to subside, it has been so convenient to them in building up their military and security presence in the region, and the political influence that goes with it.
When the 2009 coup was allowed to conserve power and seal itself off from prosecution, it immediately undermined governance, rule of law, and the social compact. Honduras' constitutional crisis has now become a prolonged social and political crisis.
You can find all the things that make the Caribbean great without the high prices or enormous crowds.
Far from helping the tiny nation of Honduras, the Obama Administration's policies have exacerbated a tenuous situation.
The fire in Comayagua is a symbol of a much larger fire that the United States has left burning, and too often flamed, since turning Honduras into an anti-communist base. The answer is not further militarization. We must find another path.
You'll very likely set foot on the ground unscathed. Just take a nice deep breath and hope the strip you're landing on isn't feeling too cranky.
For this list, we look past the usual tourist hotspots in favor of destinations that are a bit more off-the-beaten-path, a little less-visited and slightly more adventurous.
We found a country with a reputation that doesn't do its friendly people and beautiful countryside any justice.
Leaders from the Bahamas, Colombia, the Maldives, the Marshall Islands, Mexico, and Micronesia pledged to develop shark sanctuaries totaling up to six million square kilometers.
From the age of 5, when Enrique's mother left Honduras for a chance to earn a living in the United States, he has dreamed of a time when they will be reunited, for an opportunity to find out if she really loves him.
"If you want to see the inner workings of the drug trafficking business, Honduras is the country," says Victor.
On July 25, 2011, The Wall Street Journal published an op-ed on Honduras. CCR staff member Laura Raymond responded with this letter, which was not published.
Even among vulnerable communities one can find groups that seem to be the most vulnerable of all.
Deborah Cloyed's The Summer We Came to Life is a surprising and ambitious debut novel. I spoke to her recently about her inspirations for the novel, and how much of it is drawn from her own remarkable life.
The New World is fully at home in the New World. With hard work, smart leaders and a continuing supply of good luck, Bolivians and Ecuadorans will live as comfortably and well as Chileans do now.
