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For over 200 years, Garifuna communities, descendants of shipwrecked would-be African slaves, have inhabited most of the Central American Atlantic coast. Since the mid 1990's, mega-tourism projects, particularly around the Honduran coastal town of Tela, threaten not only the continuity of the communities but the survival of the UNESCO-declared world heritage Garifuna culture and language as well.
More info: http://www.mimundo-photoessays.org/2008/07/garifuna-resistance-against-mega.html
38 imagesOn June 28th, 2009, a military Coup d'Etat forcibly removes President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya from power sparking unrest and clashes between thousands of protesters and State forces. More info: http://www.mimundo-photoessays.org/search/label/Coup%20d%27Etat%20and%20Toncontin
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33 imagesFor over 200 years, Garifuna communities, descendants of shipwrecked would-be African slaves, have inhabited most of the Central American Atlantic coast. Since the mid 1990's, mega-tourism projects, particularly around the Honduran coastal town of Tela, threaten not only the continuity of the communities but the survival of the UNESCO-declared world heritage Garifuna culture and language as well. More info: http://www.mimundo-photoessays.org/2008/07/garifuna-resistance-against-mega.html