The village of San Ramon is proving solar power can work in Honduras

Gerardo Zepeda, minister of the Honduran Council of Science and Technology, stands in front of a working solar panel near COHCIT's offices.

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Training of environmental educational pros pays off
August 30, 1999 -- Fifteen Central American alumni of a singular University of Idaho graduate program gathered in Panama City in May to compare notes on their professional lives and help their university professors and their sponsor, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), assess whether the funds invested in their education were paying off. USAID-funded training programs are common enough in Central America; less common are such long-term evaluations of their impact. Full article in Environmental

New United Nations report says Latin economies have improved

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- A new report issued by the United Nations says that while Latin America has experienced an economic recovery in the 1990s, unemployment in the region has increased in the last several years. Full article in Central America

Are new niche products Honduras' ticket to increasing tourist visits? In my Copan Update column I often like to talk about new niche products that Honduran tourism can explore in the future. One product that "vale la pena explorar" (is worth exploring) is "event tourism." For those unacquainted with the term, it simply entails the staging of some sort of event. It could be a musical festival, a symposium of authors, an eco-challenge type trek competition, a mountain bikers convention, etc. The possibilities are limited only by the imagination of the organizers. Full update in Travel & Tourism

TEGUCIGALPA -- Reports that Congress may soon ratify reformed Constitutional Article 107, which would allow foreign investors to own and develop coastal areas along the Atlantic Coast -- where the Garifuna ethnic minority lives -- have provoked a series of controversies, opposition and warnings. Full article by BLANCA MORENO in National

Even war has limits: Red Cross commemorates 50th anniversary of the Geneva Convention
TEGUCIGALPA -- Echoing the sentiments of millions of war victims around the world and those who have helped them or tried to do so, the Red Cross has renewed efforts to instill the concept of International Humanitarian Law which regulates the least humane of all activities. This, in essence, is the idea that there are basic rights in war. It differs from human rights in that they apply exclusively to a combat situation. Full article by JORGE FLORES MCCLELLAN in National

Swallowed by the sea
The tale of the Fantome's final voyage
TEGUCIGALPA -- According to a preliminary report issued by the U.S. National Hurricane Center on Jan. 22, Hurricane and Tropical Storm Mitch was responsible for the deaths of more than 9,000 people primarily from rain-induced flooding, especially in Honduran territory.  Full article by LEONEL A. GUTIERREZ in National

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Group promoting art in Copan Ruinas
Early this year, with the idea of having an original project for Copan Ruinas, an exhibition featuring local artists was created. Full article in Cultural