Border Crossings

And on the lighter side of the news…

In 1992, after many years of dispute, the International Court of Justice in the Hague ruled on the definitive border between El Salvador and Honduras. As a result, a bi-national Border Survey Team was created to mark off the border, and post signs.

The team, which evidently has taken its own sweet time in completing its mission, recently discovered a most unusual situation.

In an area called “El Pepeto” they encountered a humble house that rests exactly on the border between the two countries. So, every day, the occupants eat in Honduras and sleep in El Salvador!

According to a Survey Team member, the family “understands that the border passes through their home” and that “they’re ok with that.”

I, however, wonder if they’ll soon grow tired of having to show their passport every time they need to use the bathroom!