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Honduran President Pepe Lobo and
Minister of Tourism Nelly Jerez |
The US State Department has issued another Travel Warning for Honduras. I thought it would be interesting to compare the wording in this one with the previous November 21, 2012 warning. Below is the June 17, 2013, warning with the
new words and sections underlined. The parts changed or eliminated from the 2012 warning are indicated with
strikethrough.
Travel Warning
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Bureau of Consular Affairs
Honduras
June 17, 2013
The Department of State
has issued this Travel Warning to inform U.S. citizens about the security situation in Honduras. continues to warn U.S. citizens that the crime and violence levels in Honduras remain critically high. This Travel Warning supersedes the Travel Warning dated November 21, 2012, to include additional information about reported kidnappings, information for victims of crime, as well as the Honduran police force's ability to respond to reports of crime, and also serves to update contact information.
Tens of thousands of U.S. citizens
safely visit Honduras each year for study, tourism, business, and volunteer work
without incident. However, crime and violence are serious problems throughout the country
and the Government of Honduras lacks sufficient resources to address these issues. Honduras has the highest murder rate in the world.
San Pedro Sula is considered to be the world’s most violent city, with 159 murders for every 100,000 residents in 2011. These threats have increased substantially over the past several years
and remain high. Incidents can occur anywhere.
In January 2012, the Peace Corps withdrew its volunteers from the country to conduct an administrative review of the security situation.
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