Danli - the Carbonera

Danli, although not one of the larger cities in Honduras, has the unfortunate claim to a large population of families that have been economically forced to make their homes around the city dump. There are hundreds of families living in homes constructed of adobe, scrap metal, and plastic waste; living with hungry vultures, an immense number of flies and other insects, and the smell of burning trash. Sanitation is essentially non-existent and the living conditions are dismal, and the people who live at the dump are a good reminder of the harsh realities of poverty here in Honduras. However, these people are resilient and proud as they greeted us with smiles. We ran across this sign as evidence of their courage: "Seamos buenos por dentro, pero sin dejar de mostrarlo por fuera" ~ "Let's be good on the inside, even if it doesn't show on the outside."