Latin Am/Caribbean Affairs
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In: Honduras
By: Sasha Arms
La Mosquitia is the most isolated, under-developed region of Central America and Rescue Task Force is fighting to address the medical needs of its Indian population. more...
Honduras Referendum Crisis – What Does it Mean?
In: Honduras
By: Sasha Arms
As President Manuel Zelaya refuses to reinstate his military chief and attempts to rewrite the constitution, opponents argue that his plans are illegal. more...
Gang Escapes From Honduran Prison
In: Honduras
By: Sasha Arms
As eighteen gang members tunnel their way out of a Honduran jail, the question of who really rules the roost in the Honduran prison system re-emerges. more...
Why Venezuela Can Weather the Financial Crisis
In: Latin Am/Caribbean Affairs (general)
Keeping oil profits in the domestic economy has created the highest per-capita international reserves in Latin America and insulated Venezuela from the financial crisis. more...
In: Latin Am/Caribbean Affairs (general)
By: Rupert Taylor
In the 1980s much of Central America was engulfed in war, aided by American arms and money. Problems created by the conflicts are coming back to haunt North America. more...
Guatemalan Gangs Infiltrate Canada and U.S.
In: Latin Am/Caribbean Affairs (general)
By: Rupert Taylor
The United States is facing ripples from failing states close to home; a human tide has been crossing the U.S. border with Mexico for years. more...
In: Haiti
By: Rupert Taylor
For most of its history Haiti has been a country of grinding poverty for the masses and wealth a luxury for a tiny elite; the result is a ruined state. more...
Homeland Security Fighting Mexican Drug Cartels
In: Mexico
By: Lyda Phillips
The Obama administration is taking new steps to curb cross-border violence by Mexican drug cartels, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano testified May 6. more...
Panama Government Profile 2009
In: Panama
Panama was settled by Spain in the 16th century and gained independence in 1821. It was part of Gran Colombia, attached to the modern nation of Columbia. more...
Guatemala Government Profile 2009
In: Latin Am/Caribbean Affairs (general)
Guatemala is a constitutional democratic republic. The nation was a prominent Mayan civilization until Spanish forces conquered it and held control for three centuries. more...
Belize Government Profile 2009
In: Belize
Belize, once referred to as British Honduras, is a parliamentary democracy. The former colony was once the site of several Mayan states before it was conquered. more...
El Salvador Government Profile 2009
In: El Salvador
The democratic republic has a population of a little over 7 million people. The Spanish, led by Admiral Andres Nino first landed on Meanguera Island on May 31, 1522. more...
Nicaragua Government Profile 2009
In: Latin Am/Caribbean Affairs (general)
Nicaragua is a constitutional democracy located in Central America. It borders Honduras and Costa Rica and has fifteen departments, or states, and two autonomous regions. more...
A Glimpse at the Logic of Political Survival
In: Latin Am/Caribbean Affairs (general)
Ever wonder how cruel leaders stay in power for so long, despite the fact that the people want them out? The answer lays in the way a population is sorted. more...
