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List Of Journalists Killed In Honduras
This is a list of journalists killed in Honduras. 1983 * Dial Torgerson, American war correspondent of Los Angeles Times - 21 June 1983 in Trojes, El Paraíso. 2001 * Aristides Soto, Televicentro sports commentator - 5 October 2001 in San Pedro Sula. 2003 * Germán Antonio Rivas, Mayavisión Canal 7 news anchor - 26 November 2003 in Santa Rosa de Copán 2007 * Carlos Salgado, Radio Cadena Voces, Host - 18 October 2007 in Tegucigalpa (capital), Francisco Morazán 2009 * Rafael Munguia, Radio Cadena Voces reporter - 1 April 2009 in San Pedro Sula * Gabriel Fino Noriega, Estelar Radio - 3 July 2009 in San Juan Pueblo * Bernardo Rivera Paz - kidnapped on 14 March 2009 in San Pedro Sula and founded dead on 9 July in Florida, Copán. 2010 * Nicolás Asfura - 17 February 2010 * Joseph Hernández Ochoa, TV Channel 51, TV host - 1 March 2010 in Tegucigalpa (capital), Francisco Morazán * David Meza Montesinos, TV Channel 45, Radio El Patio, Radio America - 11 March 2010 in La ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Ceiba
La Ceiba () is a municipality, the capital of the Honduran department of Atlántida (department), Atlántida and a port city on the northern coast of Honduras in Central America. It is located on the southern edge of the Caribbean, forming part of the south eastern boundary of the Gulf of Honduras. With an estimated population of 199,080 living in approximately 170 residential areas (called ''colonias'' or ''barrios''), it is the fourth most populous and third most important city in the country. La Ceiba was officially founded on 23 August 1877. The city was named after a giant ceiba tree that grew near the old dock. The city has been officially proclaimed the "Eco-Tourism Capital of Honduras," as well as the "Entertainment Capital of Honduras". Every year, on the third or fourth Saturday of May, the city holds its La Ceiba Carnival, famous carnival to commemorate Isidore the Laborer (Spanish ''San Isidro Labrador''). During this time, the city is host to approximately 500,000 t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
El Paraíso, El Paraíso
El Paraíso () is a town, with a population of 26,640 (2020 calculation), Population of cities in Honduras and a in the Honduran of El Paraíso. The town is the site of a factory operated by |
Luis Arturo Mondragón
Luis Arturo Mondragón (died June 14, 2010) was a Honduran journalist who worked as the news director for Chanel 19 Honduras in El Paraíso, Honduras. Mondragon was shot and killed while sitting with his son outside their home in Danlí, Honduras, on June 14, 2010. He was the ninth journalist or media professional to be killed in Honduras in 2010. Mondragón had been the subject of threats relating to investigative reporting against corruption by local and national politicians. A series of disputes, as well as allegations of rape and cattle theft had been leveled against Mondragón before his murder. Mondragon's murder took place between 9:30 and 10:00 p.m. outside his home in Danlí. Nine media professionals - eight journalists and one radio personality - were killed in Honduras in 2010. All the slain journalists were investigating controversial issues within Honduran society, including corruption, drug trafficking and human rights abuses Human rights are moral pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cortés Department
Cortés is one of the 18 departments of Honduras. The department covers an area of 3,954 km² and, in 2015, had an estimated population of 1,612,762, making it the most populous in Honduras. The Merendón Mountains rise in western Cortés, but the department is mostly a tropical lowland, the Sula Valley, crossed by the Ulúa and Chamelecon rivers. It was created in 1893 from parts of the departments of Santa Bárbara and Yoro. The departmental capital is San Pedro Sula. Main cities also include Choloma, La Lima, Villanueva, and the sea ports of Puerto Cortés and Omoa. The Atlantic coast of the Department of Cortés is known for its many excellent beaches. Cortés is the economic heartland of Honduras, as the Sula Valley is the country's main agricultural and industrial region. US banana companies arrived in the area in the late 19th century, and established vast plantations, as well as infrastructure to ship the fruit to the United States. San Pedro Sula attracted subs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georgino Orellana
Jorge Alberto "Georgino" Orellana (February 14, 1960 – April 20, 2010) was a Honduran journalist, television producer and presenter for Televisión de Honduras, a private television station. Orellana was shot and killed on April 20, 2010, becoming the sixth Honduran journalist to be killed in the country since March 1, 2010. In addition to his television work, Orellana was a journalism professor at the National Autonomous University of Honduras in San Pedro Sula. He was previously employed by the Prensa newspaper and Televicentro, one Honduras' largest television networks. Orellana departed Televicentro following the 2009 Honduran coup d'état, citing a difference of opinion over the station's editorial position on the country's interim government of President Roberto Micheletti. (Televicentro had favored the interim government over ousted former President Manuel Zelaya). Orellana hosted the television news program, ''En vivo con Georgino'' (''Georgino Live''), Televisión de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luis Antonio Chavez
Luis is a given name. It is the Spanish form of the originally Germanic name or . Other Iberian Romance languages have comparable forms: (with an accent mark on the i) in Portuguese and Galician, in Aragonese and Catalan, while is archaic in Portugal, but common in Brazil. Origins The Germanic name (and its variants) is usually said to be composed of the words for "fame" () and "warrior" () and hence may be translated to ''famous warrior'' or "famous in battle". According to Dutch onomatologists however, it is more likely that the first stem was , meaning fame, which would give the meaning 'warrior for the gods' (or: 'warrior who captured stability') for the full name.J. van der Schaar, ''Woordenboek van voornamen'' (Prisma Voornamenboek), 4e druk 1990; see also thLodewijs in the Dutch given names database Modern forms of the name are the German name Ludwig and the Dutch form Lodewijk. and the other Iberian forms more closely resemble the French name Louis, a derivat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olancho
Olancho is the largest of all the 18 departments into which Honduras is divided. The department covers a total surface area of 24,057 km² and has an estimated 2015 population of 537,306 inhabitants. The departmental capital is Juticalpa, which is also the see of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Juticalpa, which covers the department. Terrain Rugged mountains rise in the western and northern portions of the department, notably the Sierra de Agalta, the Montaña de Tembladeros, and the Montaña de Botaderos. Vast pine and hardwood forests cover these mountains. Central Olancho has rolling plains, watered by the Guayape River and its affluents. These plains, sometimes called pampas due to their similarity to the vast Argentinian plains, are famous for their large cattle herds and extensive farming. The main cities, capital Juticalpa and Catacamas, are located there. The eastern part of the department is covered with rainforests, though the influx of impoverished, farmers and in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juticalpa, Olancho
Juticalpa () is the capital of Olancho Department in Honduras, with a population of 69,850 (2020 calculation), and the municipal seat of Juticalpa Municipality. Situated in a broad river valley alongside the Rio Juticalpa, the town is a commercial centre for much of Olancho's ranching and agricultural economy. Its Catedral de la Inmaculada Concepción, devoted to the immaculate Conception, is the cathedral episcopal see of the suffragan Roman Catholic Diocese of Juticalpa. Geography The Juticalpa area encompasses the Guayape River valley, bordered by the Sierra de Agalta range. Among the most notable of the small villages in the area is La Concepción and La Empalizada. The nearest town is Catacamas, 30 miles to the northeast. Climate The climate is significantly warmer than Tegucigalpa or nearby Campamento because of the Valle de Juticalpa's elevation. Several thunderstorms occur during the period of May through September (wet season). October, November and December are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manuel De Jesús Juárez
Manuel de Jesús Juárez (1955 – March 26, 2010) was a Honduran radio journalist. Juarez, and his colleague, José Bayardo Mairena Ramírez, was one of five Honduran journalists to be murdered in Honduras during March 2010. On March 26, 2010, Juarez and his colleague, José Bayardo Mairena Ramírez, were ambushed while driving in eastern Honduras. Juarez had just finished hosting a radio program when the vehicle they were driving was attacked near the town of Juticalpa in the eastern Olancho Department Olancho is the largest of all the 18 departments into which Honduras is divided. The department covers a total surface area of 24,057 km² and has an estimated 2015 population of 537,306 inhabitants. The departmental capital is Juticalpa, .... The unidentified gunmen opened fire on the car and then shot both journalists. Juarez was 55 years old at the time. Juarez was one of five journalists to be murdered in Honduras during March 2010. References 1955 births 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
José Bayardo Mairena Ramírez
José Bayardo Mairena Ramírez (1958 – March 26, 2010) was a Honduran radio journalist. Mairena, and his colleague, Manuel de Jesús Juárez, was one of five Honduran journalists to be murdered in Honduras during March 2010. On March 26, 2010, Mairena and his colleague, Manuel de Jesús Juárez, were ambushed while driving in eastern Honduras. Mairena and Juarez had just finished hosting a radio program when the vehicle they were driving was attacked near the town of Juticalpa in the eastern Olancho Department. The unidentified gunmen opened fire on the car and then shot both journalists. Juarez was 52 years old at the time of his killing Killing, Killings, or The Killing may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Films * ''Killing'' (film), a 2018 Japanese film * ''The Killing'' (film), a 1956 film noir directed by Stanley Kubrick Television * ''The Killing'' (Danish TV serie .... Mairena was one of five journalists to be murdered in Honduras during March 2010. Referenc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colón Department (Honduras)
Colón is one of the 18 departments into which Honduras is divided. It was created in 1881. The departmental capital is Trujillo, and the other main city is Tocoa. Trujillo was the site of the first Catholic Mass on the American mainland, held when Christopher Columbus reached the Honduran shore in 1502. Colon harbors a substantial Garifuna population and has pristine beaches and rainforested national parks. The Fort of Santa Barbara, built by the Spaniards in the colonial era, was the site of the execution of US filibuster William Walker in Trujillo, and his remains are buried in the city's graveyard. The department covers a total surface area of 8,875 km² and, in 2007, had an estimated population of 284,900 people. Municipalities # Balfate # Bonito Oriental # Iriona # Limón # Sabá # Santa Fé # Santa Rosa de Aguán # Sonaguera Sonaguera is a town, with a population of 14,920 (2020 calculation), [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
