May 2012
Country of the month: Honduras

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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

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Topic: World of the Mayan
Presenter: Marcia Katting
Nationality: Honduras
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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

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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

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Name: Maurice Katting and Tania Stewart
Speciality: Guitar player and ballads singer
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Name: Alfirio
Nationality: Paraguay
Speciality: Harp player 

Music and Dance

Highlights of Tertulia

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