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Comayagua, Honduras

Safety

Safety in Comayagua, Honduras
What do other Racers need to know in order to be safe? Current safety protocols/precautions in place? Any relevant issues/concerns? Any precautionary suggestions?

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  1. We worked with Catracho Missions, which is not technically in Comayagua actually, but is in a mountain area called Granadilla, about 1-1.5 hrs up the mountain in the truck (depending on the weather and road conditions). Our ministry was mostly hard manual labor, and left us exhausted at the end of the day every day! 3 people got to consistently help with a kids class two days a week. We also would sporadically help in the kitchen is you weren’t feeling physically able to do harder stuff for a day or two. We carried wood from another mountain to build structures on site, cleared a section of the jungle deeper into the mountain (cutting down trees, uprooting stumps, clearing away ground cover, carrying all the debris away, tilling up soil, etc.), we made several garden beds, and helped with various construction projects around the property (moving dirt, mixing concrete, cutting wood, etc.).
    Eventually Paul, Tania, Belen and Daniel understood that not everyone was at the same physical level (we had one person healing from a broken ankle and another unable to hike due to asthma) and gave us some flexibility in difficulty level of projects each day. Then it was up to our teams to volunteer accordingly for the various jobs.
    4 – would highly recommend other teams go here! It’s rough living conditions and tough work, but rewarding and sweet all the same.
  2. We worked with Catracho Missions – it was a very difficult month but the ministry is a good one! We did mostly manual labor – hauling wood and concrete through the forest, building railings and floors and furniture for their church building, and a few sporadic days of home visits, visits to a sowing school for women, but 90% of the time it was manual labor! It was a good thing to experience – a restful month in the sense of there being nowhere to go and no wifi, etc. If you end up here just prepare yourself to have a slower pace, things do not typically start or end on time here. and some pro tips: level out your tent space before u set up. i swear this will be a game changer. keep good track of your headlamp, it will be your best friend this month.
    utilize this month for rest! no wifi, nowhere to go, so take advantage of downtime and use it in a way that is restful for you! and bring books!

Ministry Summary

Ministry Summary in Comayagua, Honduras
Breakthroughs? Suggestions? Concerns? On a scale of 1-4 (1 being not at all, 4 being absolutely) how strongly would you recommend another World Race team go to this ministry location & why?

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Lodging

Lodging in Comayagua, Honduras
Where did you stay? What were the accommodations (sleeping arrangements, toilets, showers, etc.)? Cost (per person per night in USD), Contact info.

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  1. Catracho Missions – We stayed in our tents on little spaces that had been dug out. We were here in January and February and still encountered a LOT of rain and cold weather. Many of us had our tents flood at least once. There is one toilet on the lowest level of the compound (see the photo someone else posted), and another slightly worse but more private toilet behind the bodega on the same level as the driveway. There is also a pit toilet (a hole on the ground, essentially) behind the toilet in the photo that we used when we didn’t have water for a couple days, but it’s not used otherwise. Do NOT put toilet paper down the toilets unless you want to take them out of commission for hours 🙂 Carmen is a miracle worker though and can unclog any toilet ever, I think. 3 showers and they’re all absolutely freezing, so most of us made great use of baby wipes and planned our showers in the heat of the day or right after working out.
  2. We were the first World Race team they have ever hosted so our squad had to build and create the ‘living space’ on the mountain. We camped in our tents for two months (May and June) which was the start of rainy season. There was one toilet and 3 showers for the entire squad. There are tables and benches we made from the trees for your common space. You will 100% have the roughing it experience here but it is worth it. Make sure you have a footprint and rain fly if you will be there during rainy season + a headlamp or something to navigate the mountain after dark!
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Food / Meals

Food / Meals in Comayagua, Honduras
What did you eat? Where did you get the food? Cost (per person per day in USD)? Contact info (if applicable).

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  1. We paid Catracho Missions for our food, and they prepared our food 7 days a week. Carmen was our main cook and she is so kind and loving (she also did our laundry, unclogged our toilets, and was our on site nurse). There was a miscommunication somewhere, so 5 days worth of food had already been wired to the host, and our treasurers had to pay cash for 2 days of the week.
    The food was a lot of corn tortillas, beans, eggs, white bread, and plantains. Pancakes were a popular (and favorite) breakfast item. A lot of things were very greasy, which made our stomachs sick. Just about everyone was sick at one end or the other at least once (on average for a week) while we were there.

Transportation

Transportation in Comayagua, Honduras
What transportation did you use to enter the country? Where were you coming from? What transportation was used to move throughout the country? Be sure to include the cost per person in USD and contact info if applicable.

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Medical

Medical in Comayagua, Honduras
Information on local hospitals / doctors / pharmacies. Where would someone go in a medical emergency? (addresses and contact info).

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Communication

Communication in Comayagua, Honduras
Did you have cell reception / Internet service? Where? Carrier / Provider, where did you get phones / SIM cards, cost? Country code?

People’s Opinions

  1. Catracho Missions – Pastor Paul bought Tigo sims for everyone who needed one, but service was poor. By the road at the driveway entrance, on the concrete slab, or up by the church were decent spots. SQLs and TLs made calls from the concrete slab pretty successfully. Paul would pay to reload our sims as it was necessary, and our treasurers paid him for it. We for sure spent more than our communications budget, but we didn’t have any other options.We went into town once a week (on adventure/ATL day) so everyone could connect to Wi-Fi and charge their devices.
  2. Catracho Missions – The only place you will have service on the mountain is on the cement slab at the entrance by the road. The best bet is a Claro SIM card, Tigo was practically useless for any service. Unless you have a role that needs to communicate with leadership, there is no point in trying to have a SIM or use your phone while on the mountain. Enjoy the disconnection from the world (:

Financial

Financial in Comayagua, Honduras
Location of banks or ATMs, notes about transaction fees, best places to exchange money, and other money related advice.

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Translators

Translators in Comayagua, Honduras
List any local translators – name and contact information, languages spoken

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Off Days / Fun Activities

Off Days / Fun Activities in Comayagua, Honduras
What activities did your team experience? Recommendations? List locations/contact info. Any locations to be avoided? Any extra safety tips for off days?

People’s Opinions

  1. Catracho Missions – we spent adventure days going down the mountain to Dunkin Donuts for people to get Wi-Fi, snacks, charge devices, etc. We sometimes would go to Central Park and hang out around there and talk to people. We went to the country club (on the edge of town) one time when some political stuff prevented us from going all the way in to town and that was fun. Paul got us in for free, and people could pay $10 to swim if they wanted to. Everyone else just hung out in the AC, connected to Wi-Fi and bought lunch. We hiked to the waterfall one day (Mayra in the kitchen and Ariel/Maestro led us to it) and everyone enjoyed that! Not a huge variety of options for big adventures, but we were happy with Dunkin just about every week.
  2. It takes about an hour drive down the mountain to get into town, and the days we would pay for a truck to take us down, our squad would just hang out at Dunkin Donuts most the time. You can talk to Paul and Tanya about your squad staying down the mountain at his friends hotel, but you do have to pay for the trucks up and down the mountain + the hotel. A few teams were able to go to Cataratas De Pulhapanzak (waterfall) but that was a special circumstance. Overall, not a ton of adventure options due to the reality of living in the mountains.

Other Important Contacts

Other Important Contacts in Comayagua, Honduras
Additional ministry opportunities, local pastors, etc. Relationship & follow up suggestions

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Tips

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  1. At Catracho Missions – bring a headlamp! You’ll need it and use it often. Also, if you can bring solar chargers/solar lamps, those will be a blessing. A rain jacket is pretty necessary too.Paul and Tania are well connected and incredibly passionate people. Let Paul help you plan travel if you need it! He has tons of connections, and is big in to using them to benefit teams. Get to know the Catracho team, they’re a bunch of incredible young men and women!

Additional Info

Additional Info in Comayagua, Honduras
Anything we’ve left out? Any additional suggestions to make travel easier for others?

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