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The Maya Calendar
A guide to the best in Honduran culture

HONDURAN FILM — JULY, AUGUST — Credomatic is sponsoring the presentation of the Honduran film titled: “Almas de la media noche”. It can be seen from July 12 in Multicines Plaza in Tegucigalpa.
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Nicaraguan efforts to explore petroleum threaten Honduran sovereignty

TEGUCIGALPA — During the past few days, a dispute between Honduras and Nicaragua has intensified as Nicaragua threatens to grant multinational corporations permission to carry out explorations for petroleum in maritime areas that Honduras claims as its own.
Honduras claims that the maritime border between the two countries was established as the 15º N Latitude. This demarcation has been respected by Nicaragua until the last few years. Presently Nicaragua claims that the demarcation is the 17º N, not the original 15º N latitude. Full article by DANIEL MEYER

Maduro proposes to Nicaragua joint petroleum exploitation
In an attempt to strengthen the process of Central American Integration, on Tuesday Honduran President Ricardo Maduro proposed to Nicaragua and El Salvadoran Tuesday the joint exploitation of maritime areas in dispute in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, reported the daily La Tribuna. Full article

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Garifuna protest environmental destruction in Iriona, Colon
TRUJILLO — In a public denouncement made July 25, Garifuna organizations are strongly protesting environmental destruction of watersheds caused by the construction of a road in the Municipality of Iriona in the Department of Colon. Full article by MARIA FIALLOS

President Maduro announces wedding plans

TEGUCIGALPA — The President of Honduras, Ricardo Maduro, announced during a press conference on Thursday that he will marry his girlfriend, Aguas Ocana, a 39 years old Spaniard, sometime this year. Full article

Third annual conference on Honduras to be held in Washington, D.C.
Washington, DC – On July 23, 2002, projecthonduras.com announced its third annual Conference on Honduras will take place on October 25-26, 2002, in Washington, DC. The event will bring together individuals representing non-governmental organizations (NGOs), companies, churches, universities, and governments, as well as themselves to exchange information on projects to improve access to education, health care, and nutrition for the Honduran people. By projecthonduras.com

Citizen Forum or Consejo Ciudadano: A promising new attempt for Justice for everyone
ROATAN — On Friday, July 19,02 a gathering of more than one hundred locals, islanders - citizen of Roatan - many of whom were women, took place at Roatan’s Dive & Yacht Club. Its owner, Marcel Houser had generously offered his gorgeous resort facilities and also provided refreshments after the gathering. Full article by EVA L. BROOKS

San Diegans respond to national emergency of Dengue Fever epidemic in Honduras

Gary Becks and Wendell Cutting of San Diego based Rescue Task Force (RTF) arrived in Honduras this week with medical relief team that will travel to the “Moskito” Coast Jungle to respond to that country’s nationally declared emergency of an overwhelming outbreak of dengue fever. All hospitals in Honduras are overflowing with dengue victims, 60% of which are children. Mexican, Guatemalan and El Salvadoran emergency teams are also rushing to provide help. While those countries are working the urban areas, Rescue Task Force will work with people in the jungles and remote areas. Dengue Fever is caused by mosquitoes, which have bred in stagnant water and unsanitary conditions. Dengue is often called “the bone crushing disease” and causes a horrible death. Full article

WEEK IN REVIEW

Hemorrhagic dengue epidemic in Honduras
Tax Bureau closing businesses that evade taxes and break the law
Honduras ungovernable
Jaguar seized from Vice-Mayor of Trojes

EDITORIAL

Zamorano, the seed bank of the future
The leafy Zamorano valley of Western of Honduras provides the perfect backdrop for the renowned Zamorano School of Agriculture. This is a school for those with academic aptitude and talent, thus proven by the many Ministers of Agriculture, even Presidents of Latin America that have graced it’s lofty corridors. Full editorial

Souls of Midnight
TEGUCIGALPA – A Honduran movie, conceived, written and directed by young Juan Carlos Fanconi, Almas de Media Noche premiered on Thursday July 11th and is still running due to full houses every night in both Tegucigalpa and San Pedro Sula. A digital version was also shown at the "Tenth Movie and Video Sample" in San Jose, Costa Rica, and was the only long-range film at the event. Full article by ROSIBEL PACHECO DE GUTIERREZ

Networking for the good of the community
One of the definitions for the word “network” is “a group of cooperating people”. In December 2001 a group of cooperating people were brought together by Dr. Luis Castro to meet with Mary Dean, a frequent visitor from Austin, Texas, to discuss possible interest in obtaining a van equipped for providing dental services. Ms. Dean knew that such a van existed. Dr. Castro had mentioned in a private discussion with Ms. Dean that local dentists were short of supplies and lacked adequate equipment for serving outlying areas and schools. Full article by ELIZABETH NUTTER-VALLADARES

Copan Update
By HOWARD ROSENZWEIG

According to the local saying (which I made up today), “As tourism goes in Guatemala.... So goes tourism in Honduras”. Tourism is stronger in Guatemala and a large percentage of Honduras bound traveler’s wind up crossing directly into Honduras via the border crossings at Agua Caliente, Ocotepeque and El Florido, Copan Ruinas. In addition a small number also fly from Guatemala City to San Pedro Sula. If recent numbers are any indicator tourism in Guatemala is doing quite well these days thank you. Full Update