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The two blue stripes represent the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean sea. It also represents the blue sky and the brotherhood. The five blue stars represent the five members of the former Central American federation. In 1823, they adopted the flag when they joined the "United Provinces of Central America." In 1838, it kept using the plain blue and white stripes when the union was gone. Then on March 7th, 1866, the five blue stars were added onto the flag to represent the five original provinces. Which are, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras, and Guatemala. Honduras is actually the first country to use a blue-white triband.

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Honduras is part of Central America. Honduras' capital is Tegucigalpa. Honduras was founded on September 15th, 1821. They gained independence from Spain that year. When they gained independence, they joined the "United Provinces of Central America federation" until it dissolved in 1838. More on Honduras' history, on July 30, 1502, Christopher Columbus found Honduras (originally named Trujillo). He was the one who changed the name to Honduras meaning "depths." A man named Hernan Cortes arrived 22 years later and the Spanish began to settle. Honduras then came into the control of the Captaincy General Guatemala.

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Although the main language in Honduras is Spanish, there are a lot more languages. For example, Garifuna which is mostly spoken in the western part of the northern coast. This language actually split between men and women's speech. Further more, the other language they speak is "Miskito". 150,000 people speak this language and this language is mostly spoken in eastern Honduras. Miskito is also heavily influenced by English, German, and Dutch. The last language that is mostly spoken is Lenca. There are two Lencan languages but in this case, it's Honduran Lencan. It's spoken with a few dialect differences in the modern Cabanas. Some words and phrases still exists but it's unknown if the whole language still exists.

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Juan Orlando is the ex president of Honduras. He is proven guilty for weapon and substance charges. This caused him to step down from his precedency and be replaced by President Xiomara Castro. Some people say he was a good president because he brought stability to the country of Honduras. They also thought he was a good president because he personally addressed some issues that was going on in Honduras like, unemployment and violent crimes. He did manage to reduce violent crimes and they were extremely high when he was first elected to be president. Some also argue that he wasn't a good president and more problematic. He made a decision that he was going to go for president for a second year. This was controversial because in Honduras, you can't run for president again. He also isn't liked now because of he recent issue that I mentioned in the beginning.

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The innocent lives of Hondurans is at risk. It is reported that there were many gang violence in the country of Honduras. These gangs are forming because the poverty rates are high and few government services. It's said that people are joining gangs to have some sort of identity and to make money. Researches say that there is about 40,000 gang members in Honduras alone. These gangs not only be violent with regular civilians but with other gangs as well. For example there's a thing called "war taxes" and if the other gang doesn't pay it, it may lead to death. Another thing is that if two gangs are selling illegal substances i one place, the two gangs might want to fight for that spot. The last thing is that gangs have strict rules and if broken it can lead to brutal punishment. There are other crimes going on in Honduras as well. One is "Drug trafficking". In Honduras it's easy to transport these substances and this can lead to violence. Another crime is corruption. Government is weak in Honduras and they struggle providing health care and education. The last big main reason that explains the crime rates is poverty. Poverty is high in Honduras, specifically 48% of the population is in poverty.

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The population in Honduras is 10.43 million people! The major ethnic group is mestizo. Mestizo means a mix of European and Indian. 48% of Honduras population is evangelical protestant. This means they believe that Jesus Christ is the Savior and Lord. 34% of this population is Roman Catholic. This means they only worship the One and Only God who is the Trinity. This population is also relatively young. Most of the population lives in Tegucigalpa (the capital of Honduras) and the city, San Pedro Sula. Population in Honduras doesn't increase very fast but only because of it's reputation of being the most violent country in the world.

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Because of the violence that's happening in Honduras, President Xiomara Castro is constructing a 20,000-inmate mega-prison. She believes this will reduce the violence and keep the innocent lives of Hondurans safe. Honduras is known to be a violent country because of the amount of crime rates, it was even named the most violent country in the world. It has been reducing over the past years and having this prison will definitely reduce crime rates even more.

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A tradition Honduran dance is called Punta. This dance is a Afro-indigenous dance and cultural music of Garifuna. This dance originated from St. Vincent and Dominica. This dance dates back all the way to the 18th century. This traditional dance was developed by the people Saint Vincent, Honduras, Belize, Guatemala, and Nicaragua. A traditional Punta music was actually recorded and released in 1955 in Honduras. String instruments are typically used to make Punta music as well as piano, brass, and woodwind instruments. Punta is known to be a social dance of joy and festivity. It is also known to be a symbol for survival.

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In Honduras they love to make tamales wrapped with banana leaves as well as roast pigs legs and pastries. They also like to make sopa de caracol, this a soup that has conch meat, yuca, slices of unripe bananas, bell peppers, and chopped cilantro. Their fried fish is popular as well carne asada which is cilantro, olive oil, soy sauce, orange and lime juice, jalapeno, and cumin. Another food is baleadas which contains, a tortilla, mashed fried red beans, thick cream, and salty cheese.

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The top #1 tourist attraction is The Copan Ruins. The Copan Ruins are popular because of the incredible architecture. This area was also used as the political, civil and religious center. The Copan is one of the most important sites of the Mayans. This arttraction was discovered in 1570 by a man named Diego Garcia de Palacio.

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A popular thing to do in Honduras is to go Suba diving! Specifically in Roatan, lots of people go Scuba diving. Tourists go to that island to go Scuba diving because there's a variety of of corals, tropical fish, turtles, and sharks.

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There are many popular music genres. The genres are Punta, Paranda, Christian music, Garifuna music, Punta rock, Folk music, and Urban Contemporary music. Punta is a dance but also music. It has rhythmic drumming and also a call and response. Next is Paranda. Paranda has Garifuna rhythm with Arawak and African elements. The next popular music genre in Honduras is Christian music. Hondurans are very religious so it makes sense that it's a popular music genre. The next one is Folk music. This one is simply instruments. The last one is called Urban Contemporary music. This music includes stuff like R&B, Urban pop, Urban rock, etc.

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In Honduras they have a lot of famous desserts to choose from. They have Honduran Torrejas, Rosquillas en Miel, Ayote en Miel, Arozz con leche, Macheteadas o Hojuelas, Conservas de Coco, Chocobanana, Dulce de leche, Pan Dulce, and Pan de Pan.

Honduran Torrejas have brown sugar, water, cinnamon sticks, and ladyfingers. Rosquillas en Miel are donuts. You prepare it like a regular donut but add in lemon rind and aniseeds.

Ayote en Mie, this dish means "pumpkin and honey". You prepare this with acorn squash, 3 sticks of cinnamon sticks, golden brown sugar, and water. Arozz con leche means, "rice pudding". This is with rice, water, cinnamon sticks in a large saucepan.

Macheteadas o Hojuelas, this is considered an unhealthy dessert but it's very flavorful. The ingredients for this delicious treat is very simple. You need flour, salt, baking powder, coconut oil, water, canola oi (for frying), and maple syrup (or agave and or honey). This dessert is simply a wheat flour tortilla that's fried but it includes high calories.

The next dish is called Conservas de Coco. It means "coconut candy". Coconut is a very common ingredient in Honduras especially the northern part. To make this yummy treat, you need, shredded coconut, sugar, coconut water, water, and salt. Very simple yet very delicious.

The next appetizing dish is a chocobanana. The name itself describes itself. It's a frozen banana on a stick with chocolate on it. The ingredients are short and simple. You need two ripe bananas, dark chocolate (chopped, or chocolate chips), and vegetable oil. For the toppings you can put granola, shredded coconut, berries or cookies, shortbread, vanilla wafers, Oreos, graham cracker's, peanut butter cups or sprinkles.

The next famous dessert is called Dulce de leche. This means, milky candy. In order to make this, you need, milk, sugar, baking soda, and vanilla. A sweet and simple to make dessert.

The second to last famous dessert in Honduras is pan dulce. Pan dulce means sweet bread. This dessert is typically eaten at breakfast or as a afternoon snack. To make this pastry, you need, milk, butter, dry yeast, sugar, salt, eggs, flour, butter and two egg yolks. A lot of people agree that this is a great dessert to make and eat during Christmas time.

The final famous dessert is Pan de pan. Pan de pan means bread pudding. This is a pudding or flan. This bread is made with butter, egg, milk, sugar, and panela. Many agree this is a very appetizing dessert.

If I had to choose a dish to try, I'd like to try the chocobanana. I love both chocolate and banana and it looks incredibly delicious based on the pictures I saw.

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This beautiful national park includes beautiful animals like, jaguars, armadillos, mountain lions, white tailed deer, river otters, monkeys, toucans, wild pigs, armadillos, tepescuintes, and motmots. In this national park, you can go hiking, rive rafting and see outstanding jungle canopies. Fun fact, Pico Bonito national park is actually the biggest national park in Honduras!

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In Honduras the most famous foods are sopa de caracol, fried fish, tamales, carne asada, and baleadas. Sopa de caracol is a soup with coconut milk, broth, cassava, plantains, along with spices like, coriander, garlic and chile. This soup is know to be the national dish of Honduras. Fried fish and tamales are pretty self explanatory because they are the basic foods but Hondurans love to eat more than 20 different types of tamales. Carne asada is a sliced beef that's grilled as a skirt stake or flap steak. It's served on it's own or part of a dish. I would definitely love to try the carne asada because it looks really good and a lot of peoples reviews on it are really good. I would also love to try the sopa de caracol because it's something I haven't seen or heard of and by the looks of it, it looks appetizing.

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In Honduras there are many famous musicians. Musicians like Polache, Aurelio Martinez, Guillermo Anderson, Isabella Lovestory, Banda Blanca, Menor Menor, etc. Polache is both a musician and a soccer player. He has made four albums and he is known to cherish Latin music. Aurelio Martinez is a musician and a politician. He makes Graifuna music, Punta, Paranda, Latin, Folk music, and Afro-Caribbean music. He is known for his passionate performances. Guillermo Anderson is a singer. His lyrics talk about ecology and social problems. He did sadly pass away on August 6th, 2016 dying at the age of 54. Isabella Lovestory is also a famous singer. Her genre of music if described to be perro-pop. She is also a rising star in Honduras. Banda Blanca is not an individual person but a band. This is a very old band that was formed in 1971. This band is still popular in Honduras to this day! The genre of music they create is meregue and punta rock. The last example is Menor Menor. Menor Menor is a famous musician. The genre of his music is pop. He is a very popular artist in Honduras and a lot of people love to listen to his music. There are many many more but these artists are just top 6. I haven't heard of any of these artists/band but according to their audiences, their music is high quality.

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Futbol (soccer) is the most famous sport in Honduras. Basketball and baseball are also famous sports in Honduras. The Honduras national football team represent men's football in Honduras. A very famous Honduran player by the name of "Carlos Pavon" plays as a striker. He is titled to be one of the best Honduran soccer (football) players and the greatest player ever. Noel Eduardo Valladares Bonilla is a football goal keeper. He's apparently "Honduras's 3rd most capped footballer of all time."

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Personally, I loved researching about Honduras. Honduras is a very beautiful place even though it's considered to be a very violent place. My favorite parts about learning Honduras is learning about their tourists places. From the pictures I saw, the tourists attractions are incrediably breath taking. I found the fact that they have a national park that has many exocitc animals that you don't typically see in a national park here in the U.S. Compared to the U.S, I do have to say that the U.S is a little bit more safer than Honduras because Honduras has an exsessive amount of gangs and I think the U.S has less. Compared to the U.S, Honduras is a lot more religious because more than half of Honduras' population is Christian or Catholic and the U.S has a diversity of lanuages. Based on my research of Honduran food, they don't mix their food with other countries like the U.S does but Honduran food still looks really good. I would love to visit Honduras but maybe when it's more safer because they're still working on arresting gangs. Overall this place is gorgeous even though it has some flaws.