Potholes, Decay Take a Toll on Downtown San Pedro Sula

Published on Honduras Daily · Aug 15, 2026 · Originally reported August 14, 2026 by La Prensa

Crumbling streets and potholes in central San Pedro Sula are wrecking vehicles, endangering drivers and breeding sanitation problems as water pools in the damaged pavement, residents and merchants say.

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