... that William Chong Wong, the son of Chinese immigrant parents, twice served as Minister of Finance in Honduras?
... that in March 1871, Sensuntepeque was raided by Salvadorian Liberals with Honduran army backing after Honduras declared war on El Salvador?
... that the royal dynasty at the Maya city of Copán(fragment pictured)Sculpture on Temple 11 of Copán in Honduras was founded by a warrior sent from the distant city of Tikal?
... that on May 14, 1980, Salvadoran forces massacred more than 300 civilians while Honduran soldiers prevented them from escaping across the border?
... that although the type specimen of the black catbird(pictured)Black catbird was reportedly collected in Honduras, the species has never been recorded there since?
... that the Honduran romance novel Blanca Olmedo is a rare early female criticism of the establishment and corruption in Honduras?
... that the Peñol de Cerquín, a Lenca fortress in southern Honduras, successfully resisted the Spanish conquistadores for months?
... that when the British Honduran Lands Department claimed no lands were available for women, Gwendolyn Lizarraga marched into the swamp and measured lots to create land parcels?
... that Honduran journalist Herlyn Espinal had aspirations of running for mayor of his hometown of Santa Rita, Yoro, before his murder?
... that the Honduran Patriotic Front, an alliance formed ahead of the 1980s elections, called for an electoral boycott in protest against perceived fraud?