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Playing Games Honduras-style

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January 2021

Would you play the same games in Honduras that you do in the United States? You might. Children in Honduras enjoy many of the same games North Americans do. They go fishing and shoot baskets. They play sandlot baseball—called bate (BAH tay). They fly kites and ride bikes. Their parents may go horseback riding or play golf or tennis.

- Katherine Swarts

Playing Games Honduras-style

Honduras’ best-loved game—the favorite of kids and adults—is soccer (futbol, FUTE-bawl), one of the most popular sports in the world. If you lived in Honduras, you would spend a lot of time kicking soccer balls.

Besides team sports, Honduran children play many street and backyard games. Some are like games you play with your friends (or games your parents or grandparents remember playing), while others may be new to you.

Rayuela (rah-YOU-lah) (hopscotch)

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Faces - The Magazine of People, Places and Cultures for Kids

Faces - The Magazine of People, Places and Cultures for Kids

Animal Central

From golden frogs to big cats to colorful birds, the national animals of Central America represent the geography and cultures of the region. For a quick sampling of creatures plain and beautiful, common and rare, read on.

time to read

3 mins

January 2021

Faces - The Magazine of People, Places and Cultures for Kids

Faces - The Magazine of People, Places and Cultures for Kids

31 Countries Biosphere

The Trifinio Fraternidad Biosphere Reserve is located at a spot where El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras converge. A biosphere is the layer of planet Earth where life exists.

time to read

2 mins

January 2021

Faces - The Magazine of People, Places and Cultures for Kids

Faces - The Magazine of People, Places and Cultures for Kids

THE LEGEND OF THE QUETZAL BIRD

A Mayan Tale retold by Pat Betteley illustrated by Amanda Shepherd

time to read

4 mins

January 2021

Faces - The Magazine of People, Places and Cultures for Kids

Faces - The Magazine of People, Places and Cultures for Kids

Semana Santa GUATEMALA'S HOLY WEEK

What if Easter preparations meant dyeing sand, collecting pine needles, and staying up all night to work on an art project that you knew would be ruined the very next day? Well, welcome to Guatemala’s Semana Santa, or Holy Week.

time to read

4 mins

January 2021

Faces - The Magazine of People, Places and Cultures for Kids

Faces - The Magazine of People, Places and Cultures for Kids

ME OH-MAYA!

The Maya are groups of people who live in parts of Mexico, Honduras, and Guatemala. Their ancestors created a great society. At its peak, from 600-900 C.E., the Maya civilization was more advanced than its neighbors in the Americas.

time to read

3 mins

January 2021

Faces - The Magazine of People, Places and Cultures for Kids

Faces - The Magazine of People, Places and Cultures for Kids

Playing Games Honduras-style

Would you play the same games in Honduras that you do in the United States? You might. Children in Honduras enjoy many of the same games North Americans do. They go fishing and shoot baskets. They play sandlot baseball—called bate (BAH tay). They fly kites and ride bikes. Their parents may go horseback riding or play golf or tennis.

time to read

3 mins

January 2021

Faces - The Magazine of People, Places and Cultures for Kids

Faces - The Magazine of People, Places and Cultures for Kids

LIVING A LONG LIFE IN THE Blue Zone

Most people would like to live as long a life as possible. No one really knows why some people live longer than others, but did you know that where you live can play a big part in how many years you’ll be alive? If you live in a Blue Zone, chances are that you will live much longer than people in other parts of the world.

time to read

2 mins

January 2021

Faces - The Magazine of People, Places and Cultures for Kids

Faces - The Magazine of People, Places and Cultures for Kids

ATTENTION WORLD: Belize Saves Their Coral Reef

Sea turtles float in clear waters, colorful corals hug the ocean floor, and aquatic animals glide among the mangrove roots. Welcome to the Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System, the second-largest coral reef in the world (Australia’s Great Barrier Reef is number one). Several years ago, this reef was in crisis, heading toward destruction. But the people of Belize fought back to save their reef’s health.

time to read

3 mins

January 2021

Faces - The Magazine of People, Places and Cultures for Kids

Faces - The Magazine of People, Places and Cultures for Kids

The Panama Canal

The Panama Canal is a 51-mile long canal that connects the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.

time to read

2 mins

January 2021

Faces - The Magazine of People, Places and Cultures for Kids

Faces - The Magazine of People, Places and Cultures for Kids

This is Central America!

It’s time to visit Central America. But first, it helps to know exactly where Central America is. Despite its name, it is the southernmost part of North America, which can seem a little confusing. It makes up most of the isthmus dividing the Pacific Ocean from the Caribbean Sea. An isthmus is a narrow strip of land that connects two larger landmasses and has water on both sides.

time to read

4 mins

January 2021

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