Just in time for Lempira Day,when the people of Honduras celebrate their bravest Indian ancestor, Honduras' indigenous groups showed the rest of the country just how far organization, peaceful protest and reasonable requests can take you. Now back in his Intibucá home waiting for new roads to be built, this Lencan protestor named Eleuterio Sánchez looked mysteriosly like the great Indian leader revived in the middle of Plaza La Merced.

07/12/94 Tegucigalpa, M.D.C. by Eric Schwimmer

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A flag bearer of Instituto Moderno, a private girl's secondary school in Barrio Abajo (Tegucigalpa), solemnly marches along Calle Real, Comayagüela, during Tuesday's traditional independence day parade, which began at Parque Obelisco, passed through the National Stadium, and concluded on Boulevard Morazán.

09/15/92 Tegucigalpa, M.D.C. by Eric Schwimmer

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Rock art at Yaguacire

Rock art at Yaguacire, on road to Comisariato, Tegucigalpa.

By Eric Schwimmer, 03/16/94 Yaguacire, Tegucigalpa, M.D.C.

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Rock Art

British art historian Alison McKittrick points to some petroglyphs (rock art) in a shelter at a site called Yaguacire, not far from Toncontín International Airport.

By Eric Schwimmer, 03/16/94 Yaguacire, Tegucigalpa, M.D.C.

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Breathtaking sunset's are not uncommon in southern Honduras, especially whn the clouds part briefly following a light rain. In the background, islands in the Gulf of Fonseca and the coast of El Salvador.

By Eric Schwimmer, Cedeño, Valle Province, Honduras

© Copyright 1997 Eric Schwimmer