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When All Hell Breaks Loose

It has been a week and a half since hell broke loose in Honduras. With there being no end in sight, it has felt like an eternity. This beautiful country with its palm trees, beaches, jungles, and mountains is in such great turmoil.  a protest blocking a road in La Ceiba It all started with the elections on Sunday November the 27th. The two most popular candidates are the current president, Juan Orlando Hernandez, running for a second term (the nationalists) and Salvador Nasralla (the opposition party). The polls initially showed that the opposition party was in the lead and then the computer system went down for several hours. When it was re-booted, the current administration, the nationalists, were in the lead. This has resulted in the demand for a recount and riots in the streets by the opposition party supporters.  The protesters have set up road blocks on the major roads which have cut off most of the country from the major cities.  Up until yesterday, there h...