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2004 / Honduras

Banana Republic

Sunday, April 25 2004

Honduras is the original banana republic - so called because U.S. banana growing companies at one time owned all of the country's ports and railroads, and most of its agricultural land. The U.S. sent marines in every now and then to keep it all running smoothly. So Honduras is just as screwed up as any other Central...  read more

 

Tela, on the north coast of Honduras. A banana railyway used to end here, going all the way up to the end of this pier. The pier has long since fallen to ruin, but where it now ends lots of locals gather to fish. I can't imagine the social etiquette required here when the guy at the end wants to get off. 
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<br/><br/>To me it looks as though if all the other guys jumped off at once, the guy on the end would get flung into the air...
Sittin on the dock
 
Little known dance-hall fact - John Travolta's moves in Saturday Night Fever were actually copies of 600 year old Mayan statues.
Early John Travolta
 
Two of my mates at the beautiful island of Roatan
Marjanne and Linda
 
A typical evening on Roatan... I spent a week here and took very few photos, despite the fact that it was beautiful... just a bit too relaxed I think.
Roatan
 

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