A coup d'etat - a golpe de estado

This morning about 5 am the president of Honduras, Mel Zelaya, was arrested by soldiers and taken from his home. He is now in Costa Rica.

The ambassadors from Nicaragua, Cuba, and Venezuela were also detained by soldiers as was the Honduras foreign minister.

Today was to be a national poll to determine if a referendum would be added to the November elections about calling a National Constituent Assembly to rewrite the constitution.

Here is Santa Rosa de Copán, it is relatively quiet. When the ballot box was seized by the military people came to the public square and started signing in favor of the referendum - an alternative ballot. There were speeches and other activities on the square and there will be a march at 2 pm.

That's about all I know now.