Curious History of Honduras in World War II (Part 2 of 2)
World War II took a heavy toll of merchant vessels in the Caribbean. Elder & Fyffes, operating from Jamaica and Belize to England, lost 16 ships out of its fleet of 22.
Roatan’s Beauty, Truth & Wisdom
Belize Tag
Doña Eufemia’s Lifetime of Wisdom
Doña Eufemia Caballero Meléndez gets up at 5:00 AM on most mornings. Sometimes she stays in bed but no later than 7:00 a.m.
The Hedges’ Skull
One of the greatest hoaxes ever perpetrated on the scientific world was the finding of the Crystal Skull of Doom.
Nannie’s World
Miss Vornie Pandy Bennett, known to the locals as Nannie, gets up before dawn. She drinks a cup of tea or coffee and reads her Bible. This has been her morning ritual for a very long time. On Sundays, Miss Vornie walks to the Pandy
Continuous Rebranding of Honduras
You could say the first official tourist in Honduras was Christopher Columbus who arrived here in 1502 on his fourth voyage to the Americas. Columbus was more of a business tourist: his visit didn’t last long and he visited only Guanaja and Punta Castilla.
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