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Escaping San Pedro Sula – Cusuco National Park, Honduras
Blog: Trans-Americas Journey - 1 May 2012
San Pedro Sula is not a pretty town. Nor is it cheap or attraction filled or, frankly, particularly safe. A Peace Corps worker was accidentally shot in the leg during a gun fight on a public bus in San Pedro Sula recently, precipitating a complete withdrawal of Peace Corps workers from Honduras (here’s more on the Peace Corps pullout). San Pedro Sula is, however, where the country’s biggest international airport is located and it’s possible that you will find yourself in SPS (as everyone calls it) at least for a night.
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Video Blog: ODEF’s First Kiva Borrower
Blog: Kiva Stories from the Field - 19 October 2011
By Sandra Pina, KF16, Honduras For the past six weeks I have been working in San Pedro Sula with Kiva’s newest Honduran Field Partner, ODEF Financiera, S.A. During the on-boarding process, I get to witness many of the organization's “Kiva firsts.” First Kiva presentation to staff, first training sessions with loan officers, first Kiva Borrower profile, first month of repayment reporting - you get the idea. About a week ago, ODEF posted it’s first borrower profile on Kiva.org. Doña María owns a pulpería in Naco-Santa Barbara where she sells soda, snacks, and dairy products.
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WWYD with 5 Lempiras?
Blog: Kiva Stories from the Field - 21 September 2011
By Sandra Pina, KF16, Honduras. What would you do with 5 lempiras (26 cents)? Toss it it in your coin jar? Tip your barista? What if I told you that with 5 lempiras, a bit of business savvy and determination, you could start your own business. Skeptical? Of course you are. I was too, until I met Ever. Ever is from Teocinte, a small community of 30 families located in the municipality of San Rafael. It took six hours to reach Teocinte from ODEF Financiera’s main office in San Pedro Sula. Three hours from S.P.S to Gracias and then another 3 hours from Gracias to Teocinte.
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Water to Water: In Transit from Island to Lake
Blog: Roasted Bugs and Sticky Rice - 25 February 2011
When the ferry from Utila arrived in La Ceiba we got into a taxi: the driver had done a little passenger consolidating, and we were off to the Hedman Alas bus terminal with two fellow foreigners. We were low on cash and the helpful cab driver took us to a functioning (!) ATM before dropping [...]
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Honduras Trip!
Blog: Roasted Bugs and Sticky Rice - 15 February 2011
My boyfriend Will and I took a week off from the cold and went to Honduras from February 5-14. Why Honduras? Seven months ago we decided we wanted to do a trip together before I go off to do the Peace Corps in the spring. We wanted to add a passport stamp and experience a [...]
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