61. IWon - Travel Guide - History & Culture iWon Travel. 5 iWon 6 Travel 3 Central America 3 honduras History culture, Powered by. HISTORY and culture History culture. History. http://www.iwon.com/travel/travelguide/history/0,20310,Central_America-425,00.ht

iWon Travel Central America Honduras Powered by HISTORY and CULTURE History Culture History While Spain concentrated its energies on the interior, the British were attracted to the Caribbean coast by stands of mahogany, and brought Black settlers from Jamaica and other West Indian islands to harvest the timber. Following an appeal by chiefs of the Miskito Indians, a British protectorate was declared over the entire coastal region extending from Honduras into Nicaragua. This lasted until 1859, when the area was relinquished to Honduras. Independence from Spain was granted in 1821. Honduras briefly became part of independent Mexico, but then joined the Central American Federation. Conflicts between conservatives and liberals led to a break from the union, and Honduras declared independence as a separate nation in 1838. Since then, power has alternated between two political factions and a succession of military regimes. There have been hundreds of coups, rebellions, electoral 'irregularities' and Machiavellian manipulations since independence. The most infamous was the incursion by American filibuster William Walker in 1860, whose ill-fated attempt to take over Central America ended with defeat in Trujillo. Where William Walker failed to gain control of Honduras for the USA, US fruit companies succeeded. Around the end of the 19th century, land on Honduras' fertile north coast was purchased by US companies on generous terms, in order to ship bananas to the southern USA. Three US companies (Standard Fruit, Cuyamel Fruit and United Fruit) eventually owned 75% of all Honduran banana groves. Bananas accounted for 66% of all Honduran exports in 1913, making the companies extremely powerful players in Honduran politics. Each company allied themselves with domestic political factions, and the rivalries between the three US fruit companies shaped Honduran politics in the first half of the 20th century.

62. FAO Fisheries Department Towards Sustainable Shrimp Culture China's shrimp culture is showing evidence of recovery and between 1994 and 1997 for80% of Latin American production followed by Mexico (11%) and honduras (6 http://www.fao.org/fi/faocons/shrimp/honduras.asp

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64. Expressions Of Honduras Seattle Times In honduras, the Garífuna culture fights for survival. CreditK.Stevens, Stanford Center for Latin American Studies, 4/14/00. http://www.stanford.edu/group/arts/honduras/discovery_eng/history/culthist.html

Garífuna Cultural History Garífuna culture is a rich hybrid of African, Amerindian, and European traditions. Traces of their African heritage can be seen in their punta and Wanaragua dances, sacred drumming Anancy folk tales , ancestral worship, Elder's Council , animal sacrifices, banana foods, and other cultural practices. Many Garífuna peoples proudly uphold their African roots and prefer to be called " Garinagu Garífuna way of life is also patterned after their Amerindian ancestors, the Arawak and Carib. This legacy is evidenced in their cassava farming and breadmaking , their passion for fishing and the sea , their division of labor, their ninth-night wake ceremonies, their use of maracas in festive dances, and their belief in a shaman as healer and counselor. In addition, the Garífuna language belongs to the Arawak family although loan words have been borrowed from among others, West African Bantu, Spanish, Miskito, English, and French. After more than three hundred years of contact with French, Spanish, and British colonizers, the Garinagu also appropriated elements of European culture. These include European household fittings, food practices, dress, folklore, and most importantly, Catholicism.

65. Expressions Of Honduras We present them with information through exhibitions on the life, work,and transcendence of Garífuna culture since our arrival to honduras. http://www.stanford.edu/group/arts/honduras/discovery_eng/art/visual/museum.html

Máxima "Lucy" Thomas: Garífuna Museum Director My Life's Work My name is Máxima Thomas. I graduated from the Higher School with a degree in Social Sciences, and from the National School of Studio Art as a professor of Studio Art. My life's work is to promote the arts through permanent showings of painting and sculpture, and by developing projects to disseminate, preserve, and conserve Garífuna culture. Our work is designed to rescue and preserve Garífuna culture in its authentic form - without succumbing to folklore and forsaking its meaning because of lucrative pay. In 1996, we founded the Garífuna Museum. The primordial objective is to disseminate Garífuna culture and to offer cultural education and tourist services to those who visit our communities, interested in knowing more about Garífuna culture. We present them with information through exhibitions on the life, work, and transcendence of Garífuna culture since our arrival to Honduras. Also, we provide a few of the antecedents from the Garífuna's departure from St. Vincent. We are an educational resource for grade school, secondary, and university students, whose programs explore Garífuna culture but had no previous center for investigation. Sustaining Local Artists and Producers To support the Garífuna Museum, we have implemented a craft shop and a small art gallery, which sells paintings, on the first floor. We earn 10 to 20% from each sale, which sustains the museum and the entrance fees. The Museum also helps Garífuna painters and artists, who sell their work in the area, to make a name for themselves. There is an artisan exposition room so that Garífuna handicrafts can be seen, and so that the artisans can sell their products and get money to cover their daily expenses. There is also an expo-sale of paintings that we call the Art Gallery. However, it still does not meet all of the necessary conditions to preserve the paintings. The paintings are exposed to dust and need a more enclosed place so they don't deteriorate.

66. Global Sources Travel Guides - Honduras and a hurried manner are not emphasized in this culture, and so that you also placeimportance on establishing personal contact, very much valued in honduras. http://www.globalsources.com/TNTLIST/TRVGUIDE/HONDURAS/HON_BC.HTM

Product Alert Inquiry Basket List Your Company Product Search ... Electronic Engineering Times-Asia Franchise China International IC International IC-Taipei Travel Center Country Guide: HONDURAS Business Culture Greetings and Courtesies Decision Making Women Meetings ... Business Attire GREETINGS AND COURTESIES Handshakes are the common greeting among both men and women; handshakes are gentle-almost limp-and somewhat prolonged, except among Hondurans already involved in and familiar with international business standards. Titles are important, and foreign visitors should call their business counterparts by their title and last name unless requested to do otherwise. DECISION MAKING It is important to first establish a personal relationship, possibly through several meetings, before a business deal can be concluded. It is important to cultivate relationships with Honduran peers because the quality of these relationships may strongly influence the actual decisionmaker even when your immediate counterpart is not the one making the decision. Negotiations will most likely take longer than they might in the U.S., thus, time should be set aside to accommodate such deliberations. WOMEN Although women generally occupy a secondary status in heavily male-dominated and macho-influenced Honduras, many operate businesses and may be accorded considerable personal freedom. Foreign businesswomen are expected to be highly professional, appropriate, and not aggressive or confrontational. Women may generally go on the streets and dine alone, but may feel more comfortable if escorted.

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68. Caribbean CHOICE - Your Gateway To The Caribbean! honduras History and culture. honduras is a beautiful country locatedin Central America and has Tegucigalpa as its capital city. http://www.caribbeanchoice.net/honduras/culture.asp

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69. Hispanic World Colombia's culture links Cuba's culture links Ecuador's culture links Spain's culturelinks Guatemala's culture links honduras' culture links México's culture http://research.umbc.edu/~abell/engtour.html

Hispanic World Overview The Latin-american culture, that great unknown subject for too many people, reveals its real importance here, through a collection of links coming from the most important Internet searchers in the world. OLE, a Spanish Web Browser CiverCenter, a guide to the Latinamerican Countries The Spanish Language page 1 The Spanish Language page 2 ... Educational project links Last Modified: 4 / 20/ 1999

70. WebGuest - Open Directory : Regional : Central America : Honduras : Society And Top Regional Central America honduras Society and culture (20). DisabilityResources (1); Human Rights (2); Organizations (8); Politics (1). Religion (6); http://directory.webguest.com/index.cgi/Regional/Central_America/Honduras/Societ

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75. Seattle Post-Intelligencer: Crack In The Culture An 18year-old from El Guantillo hitches his first ride on the long journey toVancouver, BC, from his small village two hours from Tegucigalpa, honduras. http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/honduras/

Jump to Weather Traffic Webtowns Mariners ... Forums NEWS Local Neighborhoods Sports Nation/World ... Special Reports COMMENTARY Opinion Columnists Letters David Horsey ... Forums COFFEE BREAK Mike Mailway TV Listings SHOPPING Archives NWclassifieds Jobs Autos ... Online Shop P-I ANYWHERE E-mail Newsletters News Alerts PDA Cell Phones ... Desktop OUR AFFILIATES An 18-year-old from El Guantillo hitches his first ride on the long journey to Vancouver, B.C., from his small village two hours from Tegucigalpa, Honduras. Dodging police, robbers and the steel wheels of the trains they ride on, boys from a handful of Honduran mountain villages are sneaking across four international borders to Vancouver, B.C. There, they sell crack cocaine, becoming soldiers in an international drug ring. The boys, as young as 10, take in more money in one night on Vancouver's infamous Hastings Street than the average Honduran will make in a year. To get the story, Post-Intelligencer Foreign Desk Editor Larry Johnson went to Honduras, and P-I social issues reporter Ruth Teichroeb went to Vancouver. Photographer Paul Joseph Brown recorded their experiences. In June 2001, this project won the prestigious Edwin M. Hood Award for Diplomatic Correspondence from the National Press Club.

76. Honduras Breaking News culture. http://www.einnews.com/honduras/topsites/index.php3?cat=5012

77. Welcome To Pico Bonito: Honduras Africa. Immigrants from the Middle East, Europe, Asia and Africa mixfreely, giving honduras a surprising diversity of culture. On http://www.picobonito.com/PB_files/honduras.html

"Those who come are richly repaid" - London Sunday Times Ruins of Copan Kayaking Along the Honduran Coast Reefs of the Bay Islands Waterfalls in the Honduran Rainforests Atolls of the Cayos Cochinos A Country Waiting to be Discovered Why visit Honduras? Because it is the most underrated tourist destinaton in Central America. For environmentally oriented travelers, especially for those who like to get off the beaten path, Honduras is a dream come true. The North Coast of Honduras, where The Lodge at Pico Bonito is located, stretches 750 kilometers along the Caribbean Sea from the Guatemala border in the West, near Copan, to Nicaragua in the East, along the Mosquito Coast. It consists of alternating white sand beaches, mangrove forests and rocky cliffs overlooking the clear blue water of the Caribbean Sea. Just inland, high mountains cloaked in clouds harbor hundreds of exotic species of wildlife, the very inaccessibility of the land protecting the habitat. Honduras is a land of beautiful diversity: mountains and untamed rivers, beaches and coral reefs, mangroves and wilderness. Two-thirds of the nation is mountainous and 40% is forested, the highest percentage in Central America. For those travelers in search of history, western Honduras, a triangular wedge of mountains and forests bordering Guatemala to the northwest and El Salvador to the southwest, is best known for sites of spectacular Mayan Indian ruins centering around the city of Copan. Travelers, seeking the ruins of a grand civilization, are often surprised to find the descendants of the Maya still living around this area. Although the Mayan city of Copan collapsed around the year 900 A.D., the culture and traditions live on, accompanied by the plants and animals that played and continue to play a role in religious ceremonies.

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79. Honduras-Resources.com, Your Gateway To Honduras and City Sites(10) Official City and Municipality web sites Native Hondurans(3) NativeHonduras (Indians), Miskito Others. culture, Poetry, Art Lifestyle. http://www.honduras-resources.com/

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80. Lonely Planet's Guide To Honduras From Lonely Planet. Lonely Planet guide to honduras and the world.Order Now. honduras. culture. Spanish is the principal language and http://cssvc.travel.compuserve.com/travel/lonely_planet/central_and_south_americ

From Lonely Planet Lonely Planet guide to Honduras and the world Order Now Honduras Culture Spanish is the principal language and is spoken throughout the country, although English (spoken with a broad Caribbean accent) is the language of choice in the Bay Islands. The remaining Indian tribes have their own distinct languages. Roman Catholicism is the predominant religion, but there are also many other Christian sects and denominations, including Mormons, Jehovah's Witnesses, Seventh Day Adventists, Baptists, Pentecostals, Assemblies of God, Evangelicals and so on. The indigenous tribes have their own religions, often existing alongside Christianity and incorporating elements of African and Indian animism and ancestor worship. Honduran crafts include wood carving (notably wooden instruments), basketry, embroidery and textile arts, leathercraft and ceramics. The country's cuisine is based around beans, rice, tortillas, fried bananas, meat, potatoes, cream and cheese. back to top : We and our content providers ('we') have tried to make the information on this web site as accurate as possible, but it is provided 'as is' and we accept no responsibility for any loss, injury or inconvenience sustained by anyone resulting from this information. You should verify critical information (like visas, health and safety, customs, and transportation) with the relevant authorities before you travel.

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