Honduras: Activists demonstrating on southern outskirts of Tegucigalpa Nov. 28

Event

Vendors from the Perisur Market are protesting by disrupting traffic near exit CA-5 of the Ring Road on the southern outskirts of Tegucigalpa Nov. 28. Protesters are demanding that authorities build a transport terminal in the Loarque neighborhood where the market is located. Significant traffic congestion has been reported in the vicinity of the demonstration. Security forces have deployed to the area in an effort to negotiate with demonstrators to reopen the roadway.

Localized transport disruptions will likely continue over the coming hours. Clashes between security forces and protestors cannot be ruled out.

Advice

Avoid the protest as a precaution. Consider alternative driving routes.