So this is it! This is Orocuina!Orocuina, ¨town of gold,¨ is both a city and a municipality in Hondura´s Southern most department of Choluteca. The town has approximately 500 residents and is the central meeting point for the 17,000 spread across countless villigaes sprinkled in the surrounding mountains and valleys. In addition to gold, Orocuina is famously known throughout Honduras for its practice of witchcraft and ¨El Gato Negro,¨ a recently deceased drug lord turned rapper (think of a Ranchero Eminem, but actually badass).
In addition to its various, ecletic reputations, 
Orocuina is home to some of the most honest and hardworking people I have met. While most of the city´s homes are surrounded by walls, the people inside are unguarded, curious, and welcoming.
Orocuina is home to some of the most honest and hardworking people I have met. While most of the city´s homes are surrounded by walls, the people inside are unguarded, curious, and welcoming.
Orocuina´s market is a maze of small cubbies, where people sell produce, rice, beans, and other food staples, clothing, and plastic wares. Most important of all are the women that stand on the edge of the market selling fresh tortillas, 3 tortillas for 5 cents!
To the right is the Activity Center where I live and work. Inside, the Association holds weekly nutrition and early cognitive development programs, makes and sells natural medicine, and has an internet cafe (with wifi !!!)
In the back is a small volunteer house where I live! My treehous
e efficiency has a small, working kitchen, bathroom & shower, and LOTS of windows looking out into the center´s wrap around mango tree. All the trees make for great bird watching!
e efficiency has a small, working kitchen, bathroom & shower, and LOTS of windows looking out into the center´s wrap around mango tree. All the trees make for great bird watching!I am currently in the process of making my place more homey with posters, pictures, and letters from home... hint, hint :)
You are welcome to stop by the tree house any time! (The hammack´s always open!)
You are welcome to stop by the tree house any time! (The hammack´s always open!)
Your apartment looks really cute! Not what I expected... in a good way! I love keeping up with you're doing! Keep up the blogging!
ReplyDeleteHeya! Thanks, I like it too! (I think it was hard to describe in words :) ) Thanks for the motivation :)
ReplyDeleteOne of the coolest hang out spots ever.
ReplyDeleteMy family is from la barranca wich is about 10 15 minutes away from orocuina i came to texas when i was two yers old only been back ones would lo ve to go this year were exaquely is this place is it in front of the church le me know would love to meet someone that speaks inglish thanks email me at jorge.espinal@rocketmial.com
ReplyDeleteMy family is from la barranca wich is about 10 15 minutes away from orocuina i came to texas when i was two yers old only been back ones would lo ve to go this year were exaquely is this place is it in front of the church le me know would love to meet someone that speaks inglish thanks email me at jorge.espinal@rocketmial.com
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