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Between the Volcanoes |
| Section: CULTURE / CROSSROADS |
| Author: Billie R. DeWalt |
| Publication: The world & I online |
| Issue Date: 12/1/1987 |
| Size: 5,362 Words, 30,797 Characters |
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In 1981 when I first began research in the tiny Central American nation of Honduras, I made inquiries in the capital city, Tegucigalpa, about the region of the south coast. A common response was that few people ever went there because "going to the south of Honduras is practice for going to hell." While such a remark may be partially attributed to regional chauvinism among people who live in the relatively comfortable central highlands, I soon discovered that the climate itself merited the analogy to hell. Parched by intense tropical sun and rarely cooled by ocean breezes from the Pacific, temperatures of about 40 degrees Centigrade (1040 F) are common in March and April; minimum temperatures are seldom lower than 160 (600 F) at night, even in the coolest months of December and January....
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...ey are people trying to survive in a place in which nature is not kind. In response they have made many changes in adapting crops and livestock to their harsh environment, and many have sought refuge in non-conventional (for Latin America) religions. We can only hope that after living in a region where they have been "practicing for going to hell" they will not have to face further trials.
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