About Honduras

For those of you know don't know much about Honduras and where we'll be staying, here is some of the basic info (courtesy of world factbook):

capital - Tegucigalpa

where we'll be - La Ceiba, on the north coast

approx. size - slightly bigger than Tennessee
president - Manuel Zelaya
currency - Lempira

exchange rate - ~19:1
declared independence - Sept. 15, 1821 (from Spain)

hurricane Mitch - killed ~5600, $2 billion in damage

ethnicity - mestizo (mixed Amerindian and European) 90%, Amerindian 7%, black 2%, white 1%

religions - Roman Catholic 97%, Protestant 3%

language - Spanish, Amerindian dialects

flag symbolism - The blue and white and the five stars represent the United Provinces of Central America

GPD per capita (Purchasing Power Parity)- $3100

unemployment rate - 27.9%

population below poverty line - 53%

agriculture products - bananas, coffee, citrus; beef; timber; shrimp

industry - sugar, coffee, textiles, clothing, wood products

american food walking distance from school - Pizza Hut, Applebees, BK, Wendy's, Popeye's, Dunkin' Donuts, Baskin Robbins

where Becky can get coffee - Espresso Americano