El PICACHO -- After nearly nine months of construction, the Resurrected Christ statue was inaugurated in a ceremony near the United Nations park several kilometers north of Tegucigalpa.

The inauguration and blessing of the 2,500 ton Christ of El Picacho was attended by several thousand people, including diplomats, civil and military officials and devout Christians. Over 200 police officials were on duty at the ceremony to insure the security of the guests, including President Reina and President-elect Flores. Full article by BLANCA MORENO in National

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TRUJILLO -- The Jeanette Kawas National Park, better known as Punta Sal, is one of Honduras' largest protected areas. It has a myriad of different eco-systems, including lagoons, estuaries, wetlands, mangroves, and 5 miles of coastal waterways. This is only one of four protected areas under the administration of PROLANSATE, an environmental. Full article by WENDY GRIFFIN in Environment

TEGUCIGALPA -- Inter-American Development Bank President Enrique Iglesias last weekend promised to make $350 million in loans available to the new administration over the next four years.

In a meeting with President-elect Carlos Flores, Iglesias said financial backing will be negotiated within the priorities set by the new government, which include concessional loans with low interest rates.Full article by BLANCA MORENO in National

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COPAN RUINAS -- Discretion, cunning, stealth are useful commodities even in the very best of times. To Don Crescencio, they are essential virtues, the very tools of survival in a realm where the wrong word, credulity and imprudence will kill.Full feature by W. E. GUTMAN in Opinions & Editorials

The leaders of Honduras and El Salvador have signed the historic "Accord for the Execution of the Program of Demarcation of the Border Between El Salvador and Honduras." This treaty is an agreement to physically mark the border between the two countries, as proposed in a 1992 decision by the International Court of Justice in the Hague. Full story in Opinions & Editorials

Pre-Columbian frights still seen today

One of Honduras' most enduring legends is of the ciguanaba, whose name means female spirit in the Nahuatl Indian language (cigua, woman and naba, spirit). She is also called La Sucia or the Dirty One, because she is usually found washing clothes or bathing in creeks at night, as in this story told by Comayagua native Doris Lara. Full article by WENDY GRIFFIN in Cultural

Residency part III:
rentistas and pensionadas

In the early 1990s the Honduran government decided to jump on the bandwagon of some other countries such as Costa Rica and Mexico and try to encourage foreign retirees to come spend their golden years and pension dollars in Honduras. These people who are here, living and spending, but not working, are a financial benefit to the society. . Full article by Melanie Wetzel in Cultural

PEXHIBITS IN HONOR OF THE PRESIDENCIAL INAUGURATION -- THROUGH JANUARY 31 -- In celebration of the inauguration of President Carlos Flores, several local art galleries will be offering expositions of HOnduran and Central American artists. Galería Portales, Galeria Trio's, and Galeria Clases will be open form 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Full Maya Calendar in Cultural.

The Secretary of Agriculture and Cattle Ranching has put two new varieties of bean seed on the market. According to a La Prensa report, the new varieties, Dicta 112 and Dicta 113, are more resistant to disease, insect damage, and drought. More in Business & Economics