Why Honduras Is The Murder Capital Of The Planet

Carrie Kahn — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 16:05:56 +0000

Latin America is riddled with crime, and no place is more violent than Honduras. It has just 8 million people, but with as many as 20 people killed there every day, it now has the highest murder rate in the world.

It would be easy to blame drug trafficking. Honduras and its Central American neighbors have long served as a favored smuggling corridor for South American cocaine headed north to the U.S.

But there are a number of factors that have contributed to Honduras' out-of-control killings.

Plane Crash Survivor Heads For One Of The World's Most Dangerous Airports

Xoaquima Díaz — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 12:54:45 +0000

This past Christmas I flew to Tegucigalpa, Honduras, to visit my family. The last time I had been to Tegucigalpa was in 2002, so I boarded the plane with conflicting emotions -- excitement about seeing my family and fear about the flight.