Honduran
I was born in Honduras, a country conveniently located in the middle of Central America. The population is made up of different ethnics groups like Mestizos (mixed Amerindians and European), Amerindians, blacks, and whites that are distributed all over the territory. Cristobal Colon, A Spanish, discovered this country in 1502. Its principal language is Spanish and most people are catholic. It is rich in natural resources and it has a tropical climate most of the year. Because of its geography, Honduras is exposed to multiple natural disasters like hurricanes that cause serious damages to the infrastructure. Like any other country, Honduras has lack of education and high levels of crime that have several negative effects in the society. Education is one of the most important factors that a country needs to be able to reach economical and social development, but in Honduras education is not as important as it should be. To begin with, during the colonial period the conquerors wanted to maintain the natives as ignorant as possible. By this way, they could dominate the Amerindians as they pleased. Nowadays education in Honduras is just for certain sectors of the society. For example, rural zones have higher rates of illiteracy than urban zones. This happens because the government assigns money for schools, but unfortunately this money stays in schools from the cities and there is nothing left for schools from the countryside. The characteristics of rural areas not only are the geographic dispersion but also the isolation. This is the setting where most of Hondurans live which makes difficult to the nation to attain social and economical progress. Other problem people from Honduras worry are crime. The people who are more affected by this situation are teenagers. Some factors that have put Honduras as one of the most dangerous countries from the world are family disintegration and poverty. As a result, most of the crimes that are committed are