Budget Food Fair Vendors Pushed Out of Tegucigalpa's Olympic Complex

Published on Honduras Daily · Oct 1, 2026 · Originally reported September 29, 2026 by El Libertador

Vendors who ran El Lempirita, a government-backed market selling produce and basics below market price, have been quietly removed from the Olympic Complex grounds in Tegucigalpa, leaving shoppers without an affordable option and workers with no explanation or help relocating from authorities.

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