Last night I met a man from Canada who has been living in Honduras for the last four years. More specifically he has been living on Utila, but I did not discover this until later in the conversation. Given the scarcity of North Americans in these parts (even among the backpacking crowds), I thought it a nice idea to make small talk. I asked what he thought would happen if Zelaya returns to Honduras. He then launched into a clear explanation of how it was really the international media that made a big deal out of the presidential change, and from the inside it wasn’t really a coup. Zelaya was about to end his term and constitutionally couldn’t run again, so he passed an amendment to the constitution so that he could. The people wouldn’t stand for this so they protested, and ousted him. He concluded by saying, (and this is when I found out…) “but I live on Utila, and we don’t really care about anything on the mainland as long as they don’t take away our tax exempt status.”
Interesting rendition of events.
For a slightly different take, I recommend Adrienne Pine’s blog.
Interesting rendition of events.
For a slightly different take, I recommend Adrienne Pine’s blog.
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