There is a saying here in the cowboy state of Olancho: “Come if you want, get out if you can.” The phrase, I believe, originates from two primary facts: 1. Olancho is quite removed from anywhere else in Honduras, and 2. Olancho has, unfortunately, become known in the last few years as a place for violent family feuds and deadly drug crimes.
For me, however, the saying (thankfully!) has garnered a different meaning all together. Juticalpa (the capital of Olancho) is a place I never would have visited had I not been a Kiva Fellow. In fact, I’d been to Honduras twice before and...