Tacos are good. Tacos and Carlos Fortín are better! Last Friday, Carlos Fortín, Morazán’s Technical Secretary, visited the community and hosted taco night in Ciudad Morazán. He met with the residents and spoke about Ciudad Morazán, his role in the city, and his openness to feedback and suggestions. Like Massimo Mazzone, Carlos Fortín is a […]
On April 13, 2023, Morazán’s developer Massimo Mazzone visited the community and held a Meet-and-Greet Barbecue to meet residents and give them an opportunity to make suggestions and ask questions. Like any proper Honduran barbecue, there was cerveza, carne, and cancion. After everyone had filled their bellies and cups, Massimo gave an informal talk. In […]
Market days have been an important part of many communities, providing a place for locals to buy and sell goods, socialize, and support local businesses. Unfortunately, in many parts of Choloma, organizing a market day is difficult and would require paying a war tax to the local gang. Not so in Ciudad Morazán! Here market […]
Cities in Honduras tend to be heavy on concrete and light on greenery. Ciudad Morazán has worked hard to change this norm by placing a strong emphasis on creating green space. The most prominent green space in Ciudad Morazán is Central Park. Its ancient trees, manicured lawns, beautiful walkway, and imported picnic tables have made […]
Despite the political uncertainty surrounding the fate of ZEDEs, Hondurans still see Morazán as an opportunity to better their lives. That’s why residents continue to move in and businesses continue to form. This article is about an example of a recently started enterprise, Tienda Juliette. Tienda Juliette (TJ) is a family-run pulpería or minimarket. The […]
With dozens of residential units and four commercial warehouses, Community Artists is the biggest landlord in Ciudad Morazán and interacts with almost every resident and business in Morazán in some capacity. During these interactions, it has received a number of requests from residents about alternative payment methods that are cheaper than the ~$1.5 fee that […]
ACH Bank transfers in Honduras cost around 35 to 40 Honduran Lempira, which is roughly $1.5 in US dollars. For context, this is equal to more than 50% of the country’s minimum wage, more than 1% of the cost of rent in Ciudad Morazán and can be as much as 60% of a utility bill. […]
The holiday season is supposed to be a time of happiness and joy. However, given the declining economy and increase in crime, many in Choloma and the rest of Honduras are suffering. To try to do its part to reduce any hardship that its residents may be facing and to spread holiday cheer, Community Artists […]
On November 3, the students of Escuela Debbie Kakanas, a school in a neighborhood near Ciudad Morazán, came to the soccer fields to play for their last day of school. The ZEDE lends them its green areas so they can play and do physical exercise. Ciudad Morazán is an excellent place for them to play […]
eCash is a fork of Bitcoin Cash created by Amaury Séchet with the goal of fulfilling the Bitcoin Whitepaper’s vision of peer-to-peer electronic cash. Its roadmap includes scaling the blockchain to handle five million transactions per second on-chain by using both Nakamoto and Avalanche consensus protocols, providing instant and secure transactions within 3 seconds, and […]