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Subject: [Leica] IMG: Unconcealed
From: images at comporium.net (Tina Manley)
Date: Mon, 6 May 2013 10:02:30 -0400
References: <CA+yJO1CfQshW=Uix6qvdtbicR1qk-JaueaAVE46EGvSD_dHmKg@mail.gmail.com> <00b801ce49e4$3acae670$b060b350$@cox.net> <CAOka5uLVsh7s9kFfjzRKyDRFC+SHR77Pb7-QOBYxY=Ve8FRJ2g@mail.gmail.com>

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
> >
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-- 
Tina Manley, ASMP
www.tinamanley.com


Replies: Reply from don.dory at gmail.com (Don Dory) ([Leica] IMG: Unconcealed)
In reply to: Message from images at comporium.net (Tina Manley) ([Leica] IMG: Unconcealed)
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Message from szoboszlai at gmail.com (Tomas Szoboszlai) ([Leica] IMG: Unconcealed)