Historical Dictionary of Honduras

by Harvey K. Meyer

Honduras, one of five original Central American states, became a separate republic in 1839 following independence in 1821. It is perhaps least-known of the five. Located centrally in the isthmian area, pre-historic Honduras was the site of a swirling encounter of major cultures-Nahua, Maya, Chibcha. A similar maelstrom has been the bloody internecine warfare of the past century and a half. Mountainous, long inaccessible, exploited rather than developed,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0810828456
• ISBN13: 9780810828452
• Release Date: June 1994
• Publisher: Scarecrow Press
• Length: 736 Pages
• Weight: 2.13 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.8" x 6.4" x 9.0"