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This popular text surveys the history of the Central American region, covering Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama, from

This is the first interpretive history of Central America by a Central American historian to be published in English. Anyone with an interest in current events

Presents a comprehensive history of Central America, including the early pre-Columbian cultures and economic challenges currently being faced.