The La Palma Christian School studies the culture and geography of the other Central American countries who gained independence from Spain at the same time. This board is about Honduras and shows the national flower, bird, etc.

Every time I look at this I think of how crude the scaffolding is compare to our standards. See the support at the far right and look at the next photo of how it is joined together.

Which wire goes to my house? This seems to be a little complicated.

The meat market. Sometimes these are 'open air', but this one was inside and air conditioned.

This huge tree stands in the center of La Antigua, or Old Ocotepeque. The mud slide in 1934 destroyed almost everything east of this tree and spared the houses west of it. Many people who survived moved to New Ocotepeque, about 4 miles to the north after that event.

South of La Palma there is a Mayan Indian ruins which is an interesting place to visit. A sign warns of the danger of snakes, and the geology and terrain really would be a likely place for them!