Apple Search Ads expands to Brazil and eight more countries
Apple Search Ads is launching soon in more countries, expanding into the Latin America region. Ads will soon start appearing in the App Store for Brazil, Bolivia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Panama and Paraguay......»»
New magnolia tree species discovered in northern Honduras
Fauna & Flora's in-country partner in Honduras has discovered a new species of magnolia. Named in honor of two prominent Honduran conservationists, Magnolia ciroorum was found in Pico Bonito National Park during ongoing fieldwork to document and safe.....»»
Analyzing cost and profitability of specialty coffee in Central America
In Honduras and El Salvador, coffee (Coffea arabica) is one of the leading agricultural exports, and the share of specialty coffee is growing each year. However, despite the importance of specialty coffee production and exports, there is a knowledge.....»»
Apple Pay now available in Panama as expansion to Central America continues [U: Honduras]
Earlier this month, Apple launched Apple Pay in Guatemala and El Salvador. As expansion into Central American countries continues, the company is now rolling out its payments platform to users in Panama, which is the 81st country in the world to hav.....»»
Archaeologists are unlocking the secrets of Maya lime plasters and mortars
Organic additives produced plasters with similar properties to sea urchin spines, mollusk shells. Enlarge / Archaeologists analyzed samples of Maya plasters collected from the Copan archaeological site in Honduras. (credit: Rodri.....»»
Southern flying squirrel rediscovered in Honduras after 43 years
The presence of the southern flying squirrel (Glaucomys volans) was documented in Honduras for the first time after 43 years. The record is from a site of the forest management plan called "Las Lechuzas," municipality of Concordia, department of Olan.....»»
Coffee harvest plunges amid Central American exodus
Nestled in the mountains of central Honduras, the "El Encanto" coffee farm is tackling this year's harvest with half the pickers it needs......»»
Mapping Honduras" water supply
In Tegucigalpa and surrounding areas, Hondurans often wait weeks for tap water to flow......»»
The Sad Tale of a Silicon Valley-Funded, Libertarian "Startup City"
RestOfWorld.org tells the story of a libertarian 'startup city' in Honduras that was "supposed to be a privatized, Silicon Valley-funded paradise." Co-founded by 37-year-old Venezuelan Erick Brimen, "Próspera's founders promised to enrich t.....»»
Surges in undocumented and asylum-seeking children prompt need for better K-12 policies
New RAND Corporation research finds that 491,000 children from Mexico and the Northern Triangle (Honduras, Guatemala, El Salvador) arrived in the United States between fiscal years 2017 and 2019 and remained with unresolved immigration statuses. Of t.....»»
After Eta and Iota, NASA helps prep Central America for future storms
Shortly after Category 4 Hurricane Iota began to drench Central America on Nov. 16, 2020, Claudia Herrera watched from a helicopter as ruinous flood water inundated entire neighborhoods of La Lima, in Honduras' Valley of Sula. In just three days, the.....»»