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Books on Honduras
- Historia de Honduras - Manuel Suazo Padilla,2000
- Enciclopedia de Honduras - Oceano Grupo Editorial
- Historia de Honduras - Angela Iveth Zuniga,2001
- Historia de Honduras - Pedro Paz, German Fidel Bú, 2000
- Historia de Honduras - Prof. Héctor F. Frejo
- Geografía de Honduras - Noé Pinede Portillo, 1997
- Evolución Historica de Honduras - Longino Becerra, 1988
Types of forest cover in the region
I. Coniferous
- Pino ocarpa /ocote/
500-2400 m asl, subtropical forest covering most of the country
- Pino pseudostrobus /pinebete/
1200-3200 m asl
- Pino caribea /costero/
100-500 m asl, thick forests mainly in Olancho and Gracias a Dios
II. Deciduous
- mahogany (Swietenia macrophylla)
- cedar (Cedrela odorata)
- granadillo (Dalbergia tucureusis)
- nogal (Juglaus Olanchana)
- guanacaste (Enterolobiub cyclocarpum)
- cortés (Tabebuiaguayacan)
- laurel (Cordia alliadora)
- San Juan (Vochysia hondurensis)
- Santa Maria (Calophyllum brasiliense)
Traditional medicine
- Limoncillo: boiled for vaginal infections
- Culantro: stomach ailments
- Pine seed milk: painkiller against toothache
- Apazote: stomach ailments
- Valeriana: tranquilizer
- Cumin, garlic: boiled, stomach infections
- Ginger tea: tonsil and throat sores
- Cotton tea: against flu
- Turtle blood: epilepsy
- Danto oil: disinfectant for wounds
- Calaica tea: red blood cell booster
- shark blood: against coughs
- Coconut oil: vitamin for hair, skin softener
- Avocado leaf: red blood cell booster
- Scorpion tail: fever
- Bean leaf: stomach pain
- Cen tea: general internal cleanser
Some facts on local culture
The Tawakha ethnical group originally consisted of 10 tribes: Tawahka, Panamaka, Ulwa, Bawinka, Kukra, Yusku, Prinzu, Boah, Silam, Kí
Tawakha instruments: Barah Flauta, Sibayan maraca, Durum, Tambor, Kuáh (turtle eggshell), Lunki Arco
Tawakha traditional drinks: chicha de maiz, chichi de arroz, wasplu, warapo de supa, el wabul
Miskito dances: Zopilote, Ubanita, Tambaku
Miskito traditional drinks: wabul, ulang, misla de jukka, misla de mais, misla de cana
Traditional beliefs: The original main god was called Wan-Asia (“our father”), with minor gods: Yulapata el Sol, Alwani Trueno, Kati Luna
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