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Honduras, The Land Of No Peace

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Honduras, the land of no peace

Honduras is a mountainous area located in Central America. North and northwest of the Caribbean Sea, Honduras is south of Nicaragua and west of Guatemala also being southwest of El Salvador below the Pacific Ocean. The topography of the land is mainly mountainous with some non-tropical areas on the upper climate and tropical areas on the climate on the lower parts. Honduras also has a little bit of flat land. Honduras is shaped similarly to the United States but flipped, being surrounded by a sea and three countries with an opening at the bottom to the Pacific Ocean as mentioned above. Honduras has been captured again and again. The country is new with its independence and struggles because of it. The history of Honduras is a struggle for its people. The authors, who are unknown, wrote Republic of Honduras. Background Notes on Countries of the World 2003, stated that, “Columbus landed at mainland Honduras (Trujillo) in 1502. He named it "Honduras" (meaning "depths") for the deep water off the coast. Spaniard Hernan Cortes arrived in 1524. The Spanish began founding settlements along the coast and Honduras came under the control of the Captaincy General of Guatemala.” Independence was given in the year of 1821when they separated from Spain. They soon joined the coalition of Central American Nations in 1823 called the United Provinces of Central America or the UPOCA. The United Provinces of Central America did not last long. The countries

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