Honduran Peace

Although Honduras has not had the benefit of a very stable political past, it has never experienced the violence and civil war in the way that its neighbors have. During the 1980s, Honduras was surrounded by civil wars taking place in Guatemala and El Salvador to its east, and Nicaragua to its west. The U.S. government saw Honduras as a prime location to focus peace efforts during the time. Honduras became a host country for U.S. forces and during this time was able to avoid much of the violence that surrounded it. Hondurans people take pride in their relatively peaceful past and the example this has shown.