How often have heard a Honduran speak nicely of his or her country? Probably only one out of ten Hondurans feels authentically proud of their homeland. In fact, we tend to criticize or complain about our own country, justifying our indifference with social and political problems. Many dictionaries define cultural identity, as a sense of belonging. It is important that every individual is able to identify with its country´s culture, as it allows them to acquire love to their country. A meager cultural identity among Hondurans emerges from the influence of foreign cultures and our adoption of their lifestyles. Hondurans possess low cultural interests in our nation due to our deficient education system. We should be proud and embrace our sense of belonging to such a beautiful and culturally rich nation.
On the other hand, people may claim that influence from other countries may have a positive impact on ours. They argue that it creates cultural diversity within our nation.
Opposing views claim that our culture is tedious since we are a developing nation. Nevertheless, one cannot deny that historical periods, such as precolonial times, have shaped Honduran
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The Ministry of Education demands schools to include in their curriculum a class that will extend knowledge on the country’s history; this subject is known as Honduran history. Unfortunately, in many institutions this class is considered absurd and unnecessary. Yet, it provides fundamental insight on Honduras’s colonial period, the fight for independence, the annexation to Mexico, among other events. Instead, schools prioritize history courses from other countries. Disappointingly, a student is more likely to know about an American founding father than Francisco Morazán’s political reforms during his Central American presidency and his dream of unifying Central American countries. In order to know more about other countries, one should first get to know their