Various media outlets have reported that Santiago Mejia, a Nationalist mayor whose municipality was Dolores (in the department of Copan) has been assassinated. He was with his wife when he was shot while driving. Mejia was a regional leader, whose duties including hosting at least one meeting of mayors throughout Copan. At this point in […]
This past Friday, Honduras executed extradition orders from December for Jose Inocente Valle Valle and his wife Marlen Griselda Amaya, accused of crimes linked to drug trafficking and money laundering. They were extradited to the United States. The couple, under tight security, posed together for the cameras, and at approximately 9:00 a.m. were escorted by DEA […]
PRESS RELEASE -Tour includes in-depth workshops by leading Maya scholars, traditional Maya celebrations & rainforest eco-resort Prophecy? Phenomenon? Hysteria? Or is it just time to turn a page? In this case, it appears to be the conclusion of a calendar (a 5,126-year long one) and as with many Maya traditions, a time to celebrate both […]
Residents and municipal authorities living near the Copan Ruins of Honduras expressed concern, outrage and sadness over “loans” the Honduran Institute of Anthropology and History (IHAH) makes without their consent. Archaeological pieces are taken by the IHAH at will on the pretext that they will be provided for exhibitions held in other parts of the […]
The Salvadoran media organization El Faro reports from the Honduran province of Copan, rumored to be a hideout of drug lord ‘El Chapo,’ which sits on the mouth of the “road of death” trafficking route that winds from Nicaragua north to Guatemala. The following is InSight Crime’s translation of extracts from El Faro’s report: Talking […]