Trip Highlights

While thinking about how best to convey the experiences of this trip, it strikes me that MEDICO has been serving the community of Uhi and its surrounding villages since  2018. It is remarkable to me the dedication and support MEDICO volunteers have provided not only through the numerous construction projects to improve the local schools, […]

At the end of a road in eastern Honduras, lies the town of Pranza. It is situated on the banks of the Rio Coco, which serves as a physical border between Nicaragua and Honduras. Pranza is a small community, smaller than many other villages in Gracias a Dios and it takes quite a bit of […]

In September of 2024, a MEDICO brigade of medical, dental, and vision professionals, local staff and interpreters crossed the open waters of the Caratasca Lagoon extending out from Puerto Lempira on the northeast coast of Honduras. Our US team had assembled without incident, arriving from all parts of the US to meet up with Honduran […]

MEDICO’S third year of partnership with Paramedics for Children, once again, brings hope and joy to the remote village of San Rafael, Copan, Honduras. The importance of collaboration brings an impact felt not only by the community but also for MEDICO volunteers. Read a few of their personal stories and feel how lives can be […]

Pranza is a small community deep in the forest in the southeast corner of Honduras. It lies on the Rio Coco, a broad, mud-colored river that at this point forms the border between Honduras and Nicaragua. This was part of the area of the Contra War of the 1980s. There are few signs of that left. Today, Pranza is […]

In the farthest reach of east Honduras lies the community of Uhi. It is a string of settlements along a narrow, sandy spit. The Atlantic Ocean is to the east. The Laguna de Caratasca, a broad, shallow bay, lies to the west. Uhi is a 20-mile open water crossing and a mile-long hike from Puerto Lempira, the nearest airstrip […]

In February, a MEDICO medical-dental-eyecare field team returned to Auka, a remote community in eastern Honduras. This was our fourth year working with the people of Auka, a community accessed by a difficult 5-hour trip by 4WD vehicle. Other than their community nurse, who has little medication or equipment, MEDICO provides the only health care available to the people in […]

It was a great finish to MEDICO’s 2023 year of humanitarian service to Central America! Special thanks to each of the volunteers who shared a week with us, giving of their time and talents and sharing their hearts and compassion where the need is always present. To add to our gratitude, our gracious donors’ support […]

The May 2023 team had a productive and fulfilling week in Honduras. The team flew into San Pedro Sula, drove to La Ceiba, and spent the night. The next morning, they flew out to Puerto Lempira along the eastern coast and drove to Auka where the entire team was finally united. Upon being united, we […]

The MEDICO Pranza, Gracias a Dios, Honduras 2023 trip was my second to this quiet town along the Rio Coco river which forms the border with Nicaragua. I’ve been to La Moskitia (aka The Mosquito Coast) about five or six times now. Some of the remote villages are only accessible by boat crossing the large lagoon between […]