Honduras is one of the most beautiful countries in the World with its spectacular mountains and gorgeous coastlines. Honduras although rich in minerals such as gold, silver, copper, lead, zinc, iron ore and timber most of the people are very poor. Indeed Honduras is considered the Third Poorest Nation per capita in the entire Western Hemisphere and 66.8% of the 6.5 million population base is considered to be impoverished. The challenges of the life in rural Honduras are not unbeatable although at first glance appear overwhelming. You see, Hondurans are a naturally tough group of people living in what many believe is paradise. Volunteers often talk about the greenery;
"YES! All green mountains, no pollution, no noise, a nice fog in the morning and we could hear the monkeys in the background. One morning we saw a nice Toucan, very colorful."
