What are some really (weird/crazy/fascinating/... facts about Honduras?

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Oliverio

Wow! There are some great answers before me, let's see if I can add some interesting and "weird/crazy" things:

In 1969, Honduras entered into a 100-hour armed conflict with El Salvador originating with a disputed soccer game and therefore the hostities were called the "Soccer War"!

Red beans are the national staple but in 1994 there was a shortage of red beans and Honduras imported them from China to meet local demand only to have a boatload of them arrive infested with weevils!

Columbus first arrived in Honduras at the current site of a small Garifuna village called Triunfo de la Cruz.

In Triunfo de la Cruz, just south of Tela, you can get some of the best fried fish and platain to eat at little wooden tables set between palm trees in the sand right on the beach!

The Garifuna are decendants of former Caribbean plantation workers who speak a dialect containing African, French and English words!

"Sopa de caracol" was a very popular song in the 90's about a soup of the same name from the Caribbean coast of Honduras and has Conch meat and Coconut milk!

Oceanlover

I LIVE in Honduras! whatever you want to know just IM me!
I live on one of the Islands in Honduras called UTILA

usfirstgov

1. Some people used to think Pico Bonito, Honduras's tallest mountain, was a volcano.
2. It only takes 12 minutes of flying time from Roatan to La Ceiba and vice versa.
3. El Olvido used to be one of the banana plantation villages in the state of Colon that were wiped out by Hurracaine Mitch. Ironically, "el olvido" means "the forgotten" and so now many Hondurans believe this village was cursed since it's founding.
4. There was a dispute between Honduras and El Salvador back in the 80's about who was the lawful owner of the Gulf of Fonseca.
5. The Mosquito Coast (1986), a film with Harrison Ford, was filmed in Belize but set in Honduras.
7. Honduras means "deepness" and received this name by Christopher Colombus when he discovered this very tropical land.
8. A lot of Hondura's eastern territory is still uncharted

9. A Honduran is known as "catracho".

10. In Honduras, "No te mando ni pija." means "I cannot Fed-Ex you your package until Monday".

bobcattigersmile

what the hell is a Honduras

Boby_Ruby

I guess it all depend on what you're talking about; you can find all of those facts down here. please visit: www.letsgohonduras.com

Vodka_86

1.It has one of the most important biospheres in the planet (biosfera del rio platano) which contains several unique species of animals and plants in the world
2.It was known as the Banana Republic back in the 1930's because of the great amounts (and quality) of bananas that were exported
3.The last president was born in Panama and there was "special interpretation" for the constitution for him to become the first citizen of the country
4.Most hondurans will get to know Miami before bay islands
5.Honduran Food rocks (quesillos, baleadas, different kinds of soups like mondongo, tapado)

you may do a search for honduran history also...

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