Comments on: Should You Listen To Travel Warnings About Honduras?

By: Chris

Chris — Fri, 29 Oct 2010 08:36:39 +0000

The US Embassy bases its threat assessments on reporting from a wide variety of sources throughout a country. Though it sometimes comes across as worst-case-scenario, it IS best to err on the side of caution, since many travelers will ignore lesser warnings if they really want to go somewhere, and then need the Embassy when they hit a snag, get arrested, get hurt, etc. and demand help. The State Department wants everyone to know what they’re getting themselves into before they travel.

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By: Ben Samuels

Ben Samuels — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 19:31:30 +0000

Now that Honduras has had their fair and transparent elections it’s time to
gather up and go build some homes in the countryside. It’s a shame the world wants to punish these people for the faults of their leaders and the ambitions of others.

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By: Julie

Julie — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 23:57:29 +0000

JoAnna-

Thanks for this article. I think that travel warnings, while perhaps well-intentioned, are often informed by sources who are pushing a very specific agenda that’s often out of touch with on the ground realities. My own perspective is that all travel warnings should be taken with a liberal grain of salt.

By: Malena

Malena — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 22:18:05 +0000

Well of course you can come, ignore a lot of things, be careful and go back without any mayor incident. Tourists are not targets of political violence unless you mix in politics. There are nevertheless two well reported cases of tourists who were captured near places of political demonstrations which turned violent. Both were not involved, but belong to countries that were in political disagreement with Honduras, so they served as scapegoats for the authorities, who were looking for foreigner ‘terrorists’. They were in prison, and now free under provision, but still here, unable to go back.
Besides, coming or not is also taking a position in relation to what has happened. You are accepting it was a coup or not, and of course, that is a personal decision.

By: Megan Mills

Megan Mills — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 22:10:10 +0000

Great article. I live and teach here in Honduras and for the most part it has been more peaceful and quieter since the political turmoil hit. Most of my neighbors have lost their jobs, even those that didn’t work in tourism because of many factors inter-connected. The weather has been incredible 80F during the day with a few clouds
and only a few showers, cool at night, beers are $1.25, taxis $1.15 all over town, a bus ride to a city 40 miles away $2.50, it’s cheap here and the people are the warmest, nicest on earth. Come on down.
Megan Mills