Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/05/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I will second Tina's point. One of my business associates here in Atlanta spent two weeks in the hinterlands of Honduras. Even with bus breakdowns in the middle of mountain passes no issues or concerns about safety; well falling off the mountain road when passing another vehicle but otherwise none. On Mon, May 6, 2013 at 10:02 AM, Tina Manley <images at comporium.net> wrote: > True, but that's in the two big cities (Tegucigalpa and San Pedro Sula) and > it's gangs and drug dealers. If you stay out of their way, rural Honduras > is very safe. > > Tina > > > On Mon, May 6, 2013 at 8:52 AM, Tomas Szoboszlai <szoboszlai at gmail.com > >wrote: > > > The intentional homicide rate in Honduras has doubled since 1999 and is > > said to be the highest in the word, about 16 times that of the United > > States and 45 times that of Canada (82.1 v. 5.0 v. 1.8 per 100,000 > > population). > > > > > > > https://www.unodc.org/documents/data-and-analysis/statistics/Homicide/Globa_study_on_homicide_2011_web.pdf > > > > On Sun, May 5, 2013 at 6:59 PM, Ken Carney <kcarney1 at cox.net> wrote: > > > > > They are pretty advanced. We got open carry here just last year. I > have > > > yet to see anyone carrying a gun - guy with purple pants and a machete > > > would > > > definitely get your attention, though. > > > > > > Ken > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: lug-bounces+kcarney1=cox.net at leica-users.org > > > [mailto:lug-bounces+kcarney1=cox.net at leica-users.org] On Behalf Of > Tina > > > Manley > > > Sent: Sunday, May 05, 2013 4:41 PM > > > To: MUGers at yahoogroups.com; Leica Users Group; paw; seephoto; > > > Olympus > > > Camera > > > Discussion > > > Subject: [Leica] IMG: Unconcealed > > > > > > PESO: > > > > > > The men of rural Honduras carry their machetes with them everywhere: > > > > > > http://www.pbase.com/image/150030101 > > > > > > I always felt very safe ;-) > > > > > > C&C greatly appreciated. > > > > > > Tina > > > > > > -- > > > Tina Manley, ASMP > > > www.tinamanley.com > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Leica Users Group. > > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Leica Users Group. > > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > > > -- > Tina Manley, ASMP > www.tinamanley.com > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- Don don.dory at gmail.com