INQUIRER.net: AP’s Honduras correspondent navigates violent land

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AP's Honduras correspondent navigates violent land Dec 30th 2012, 18:49 TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras— Every Saturday morning, one of my taxi drivers pays about $12 for the right to park his cab near a hospital, about two blocks from a police station. But it's not the government that's charging. An unidentified man pulls up in a large SUV, usually brandishing an AK-47, and accepts an envelope of cash without saying a word. Jose and nine other drivers who pay the extortionists estimate that it amounts to more than $500 a year to park on public property. During Christmas, the cabbies dish out another $500 each in holiday "bonuses." Meanwhile, Jose pays the city $30 a year for his taxi license. "Who do you think is really in charge here?" Jose asked m... Keep on reading: AP’s Honduras correspondent navigates violent land Media files: photo-1-Honduras_De-J.jpg (image/jpeg)

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