The kids here are a family. The little ones take care of each other. The orphanage is a mere footnote in an unfolding tragedy in northern Honduras. The HIV plague, some doctors fear, may soon approach the catastrophe of sub-Sahara Africa. Here AIDS is the second leading cause of death.
Violence is first.
The third is motorcycle accidents. To grasp that fully, one must understand that this is a country where gas station attendants sling AK-47's over their shoulders. And he wouldn't tell me. Tuberculosis was bad, but its outbreaks were always controlled quickly. This is the big one, with no cure.