It seems like there's no effort in Copan to hide the city's other half. Maybe that's because there aren't really two distinct halves; the poverty is mixed in with the high-end hotels and hipster wine bars. It's really interesting to see. Here are some of the sadder spots around town. I guess the buildings aren't too bad. I think it's the kids selling stuff in the streets that's a little harder to see. They pile into pickup trucks and drive into Copan from neighboring villages. You can see them get dropped off in Parque Central every morning. They carry these black plastic bags full of cornhusk dolls and walk up to people who look like tourists. Some of the kids don't have shoes.
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