The Talanga Countryside

One afternoon in Talanga I met up with Don Muncho who runs the cooperative (local credit union) in Talanga. He invited me out to the countryside to see his property with two boys that were helping him to plant different crops and take care of the property. It was a fun trip in the rain down a dirt road that lead to a couple of small communities around Talanga and finally to his place. Along the way we passed a rural soccer game a local school. Hondurans don't tend to get excited about a whole lot, but soccer is an exception. In this small town they were playing on a soaked field in the rain with official jersies and even an announcer with a large sound system. There was a good turnout despite the miserable weather.

After a short stop to check out the rain we made it the rest of the way to the property. By this point the rain was really coming down and we ran up to the shelter and then to the small house. It was a beautiful part of the countryside with large pine trees mixed with sugar cane, corn, pineapples, and bananas planted on the property. Once the rain settled down again we hiked back down the hill to Don Muncho's truck, and drove back to Talanga.