Social Conditions
Main article: Social conditions in HondurasOver the centuries, the territory of Honduras has known a number of social systems, ranging from ancient forager groups through early complex societies to more elaborated ones, such as those of the Maya and Lenca. Spanish conquest built on these, and their traditions carried over into the post independence period. Honduras' emergence in the late nineteenth century as a cash crop producing exporter and then its limited industrialization through the maquiladora system have brought about the conditions of today.
In 2010, 2011 and 2012, Honduras was ranked as having the highest rate of intentional homicide in the world.
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