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Daily Tar Heel Features Tracy Boyer's Reporting from Honduras

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Nestled in a remote northern Honduras valley, Santa Lucia and the surrounding area are home to 20...

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SANTA LUCIA, HONDURAS — Deep in the mountains of southwestern Honduras, Maria Digna Ramos Mendoza spoon-feeds Plumpy'Doz, a peanut-based supplement, to her infant daughter.

Four other hungry children watch while either sitting on the dirt floor of their one-room hut or swinging from a hammock. Chickens, dogs and rats roam around the cluttered room, scavenging for their next meal.

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