Central America

When bananas ruled the world
Intrigue. Power. Corruption. Death. Sex. The history of oil has nothing on that of the yellow fruit.
Rain forests, they come, they go
New research suggests indigenous populations in Central America were industriously destroying their rain forests, well before Europeans appeared on the scene.
Daniel Ortega's new best friend: Hugo Chavez
Former Sandinista revolutionary Ortega is back on top in Nicaragua. Will his alliance with Venezuela -- complete with subsidized oil -- be a model for the rest of Central America?
Bush's frightening Middle East appointment
By naming Iran-contra rogue Elliott Abrams its top policy advisor on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the White House is signaling a hard pro-Sharon line that could prove disastrous.
Hurricanes and hope in Honduras
Rachel Louise Snyder reports on grueling recovery efforts in this storm-battered Central American country -- and on the persistence of dreams among the people.
Crossing borders
The famed Mayan activist whose mother and brother were tortured and killed reflects on the family -- and village -- she lost in Guatemala.
Seduced and sated in Costa Rica
J. Kingston Pierce describes the overwhelmingly rich variety of bird, plant, animal and insect life encountered on a eco-cruise along the Pacific coast of Costa Rica.

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