Honduras

The Buffon's macaw will be found living in the deep canyons and dry plateaus of Honduras and Columbia. They will usually nest on the cliffs, ledges and rock faces. The Buffon’s macaw is a large parrot with a body that is mainly yellowish-green. Their forehead is a scarlet color, and their shoulders are a beautiful blue. They have a red tipped with blue on the top of their tail. They are 26 to 34 inches long and have a 44 to 50 inch wingspan. They will weigh 2.7 to 3.5 pounds. The Buffon's…

The famous pirate Charles Vane was known to be one of the cruelest and selfish captain and crewmate in all of history. He would torture the majority of his prisoner after looting, and sometimes crew members just for a laugh. Charles was born an English seaman on an unknown date in 1680 in England. Another thing he also never shared was his early life. Although, his piracy began in 1716 and he mainly explored the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. Sometime between 1701 and 1714, he…

I am a missionary. After only learning about missionaries from the olden days whose true motives were to colonize and conquer regions, this statement at first seemed inapplicable to my life. However, my feelings toward this statement completely changed after I went on my first mission trip to Nicaragua and met some villagers who will always remain dear to me. As the child of hardworking Indian immigrants, I have lived without fear of the outside world. My dad is a physician who earns a steady…

America's current immigration system is broken. Many employers exploit the system - hiring undocumented workers - and there are millions of people living below the sight of the government, harming both the economy and the country. Both Congress and President Obama realize that something must be done to solve this immigration problem or else the country will continue to suffer. However, partisan ideals is what will keep reform from ever coming to fruition. Immigration reform policies should not…

The Maya civilization developed in an area that encompasses southeastern Mexico, all of Guatemala and Belize, and the western portions of Honduras and El Salvador. Time periods include: Pre-classic Period (2000 BC to 250 AD) Classic Period (250 AD to 900 AD) Post-classic Period (900 AD to 1500 AD) Colonial Period (1500 AD) The Preclassic period was a time that the Mayans thrived in farming, architecture, and they began to create their cultural. In the Preclassic age Mayan writings started…

interesting field work experience. I really am a big lover of food and as well enjoy eating food from different countries. The taste of Latin America consisted of different foods ranging from different parts of Latin America such as Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador and among many other countries. There was a variety of food such as rice and beans which is a typical dish from most of the countries in Latin America. Another type of food which in El Salvador is considered a snack was…

Utilitarianism is a powerful philosophy and a key component in the study of ethics. While Jeremy Bentham’s “the greatest good for the greatest number” take on utilitarianism is extremely questionable and squanders minority rights, John Stuart Mill provides a more agreeable vision of utilitarianism that proves practical in today’s world. Kelsey Timmerman’s autobiography Where Am I Wearing explores this discussion in his quest to discover the source of his clothes. Most of his travels visit…

Plog’s Framework for categorizing tourists was developed in the U.S. Some researchers have questioned in other cultural contexts. Talk to your friends and colleagues about their motives for travelling. Draw up your own conclusions about Plog’s framework. When a destination is visited by large numbers of tourists, it has reached a critical phase in this cycle; to avoid decline, destinations must understand that tourism growth must be planned and controlled. There are five different traveller…

other Central American states during the beginning of the 19th century. Due to the colonization of El Salvador by Spain, Spanish reigns as the nation’s official language. Geographically, El Salvador shares its boarders with two neighboring countries; Honduras at its north west boarder and Guatemala at its north east boarder. As for religion, Roman Catholicism prevails as the prominent religious belief in this area of Central America, alongside smaller groups of beliefs such as Protestantism,…

they did for estimate that workers work for 40 50 60 or 70 hours per week. The graph showed that there are 9 in 10 countries’ workers earn much higher salary than average by working 50 hours per week. Moreover, workers in Dominican Republic, Haiti, Honduras, and Nicaragua earn 3 to 7 times than the average in their country. Actually, while west people against sweatshops for poor people, those poor people are satisfied with the sweatshops, even more relied on it. Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl…