Republic of Honduras 112,492 km2 about half the size of Victoria Tegucigalpa 8.5 million about 40% of Australian population 90% mixed 7% indigenous 2% black 1% white Lempira (1 HNL=0.05 AUD) Porfirio Lobo Sosa Salvador Moncada (physician) Ramon Amaya (writer) Carlos Mencia (comedian) Lempira (indigenous ruler)
Presentation
Topic: World of the Mayan Presenter: Marcia Katting Nationality: Honduras Occupation: Contact:
Join us exploring the World of the Mayan, their astonishing breakthroughs in arts and sciences, their written language, city planning and architecture. In particular, this presentation, by our own Marcia Katting, will highlight the amazing “Ruinas de Copan” in Honduras; small in size but impressive in details, making Copan stand out among the archaeological findings dings of the Maya civilization.
Meal of the month
Name: Baleadas Ingredients: wheat flour tortilla, refried red beans, cream and cheese, sausage or scrambled egg or avocado.
Preparation: Place tortilla on a medium heat skillet. Fill the tortillas with hot refried beans (or put some beans in the blender then heat) and add grated cheese (a hard salty cheese) and sour cream. Scrambled egg, avocado and sausages are popular additives.
Entertainment
Name: Maurice Katting and Tania Stewart Speciality: Guitar player and ballads singer Contact
Name: Alfirio Nationality: Paraguay Speciality: Harp player