Central America

Guatemala, Belize, Costa Rica, Panama, and the land bridge between continents.

261 stories in this region.

Stories

Antigua Guatemala
Birdwatching in Costa Rica
Juan Castro Blanco National Park
Tikal: The Lost Maya City That Rose Above the Jungle
Chiapa de Corzo: Where Mesoamerica First Wrote Its Name
Chiapa de Corzo: The Bridge Between Olmec and Maya
Chocola: The Ancient Maya City Built on Cacao and Water
1902 Eruption of Santa María
Santa María Volcano
Takalik Abaj
Paso de la Amada
Izapa
Soconusco
Quetzaltenango
Marlin Mine
Zaculeu
Balberta
Bilbao (Mesoamerican site)
Lake Atitlan
Panajachel
San Pedro La Laguna
Santiago Atitlan
2018 Volcan de Fuego Eruption
Alotenango
Antigua Guatemala Cathedral
Iglesia de La Merced, Antigua Guatemala
Palacio de los Capitanes Generales, Antigua Guatemala
Volcan de Fuego
Iximche
2017 Guatemala Orphanage Fire
February 2007 Salvadoran Congressmen Killings
1980 Spanish Embassy Burning in Guatemala City
2007 Guatemala City Sinkhole
Carrera Theater (Guatemala)
Cathedral of Guatemala City
Decree 900
Federal Republic of Central America
Guatemalan Civil War
Kaminaljuyu
Museo Popol Vuh
National Palace (Guatemala)
San Jose Castle (Guatemala City)
The Tragic Week: Guatemala City's Seven Days of Revolution
Mataquescuintla: The Town That Made a President
The Place of the Rotten Cane: Rise and Fall of the K'iche' Kingdom
Mixco Viejo: The City with a Secret Cave and a Stolen Name
Plan de Sanchez: Memory Against Silence
Rabinal: Where Words Conquered a Land of War
Lake Chichoj: The Lake That Swallowed Itself
Lagunas de Montebello: Fifty-Nine Lakes in Every Color the Earth Can Make
Casa Na Bolom: House of the Jaguar
San Cristobal de las Casas: The Highland City Where Rebellion Simmers
San Juan Chamula
Franja Transversal del Norte
Coban
Spanish Conquest of Guatemala
Lacandon Jungle
Laguna Miramar: The Lake That Takes Days to Reach
Bonampak: The Painted Walls That Survived a Thousand Years
Sak Tz'i': The Kingdom Found in a Farmer's Backyard
Altar de Sacrificios: Where Rivers Meet and Civilizations End
Aguateca: The Maya Pompeii on the Cliff's Edge
Dos Pilas: The Treacherous Twin
Punta de Chimino: The Last Fortress Standing
Seibal: The City That Outlived Its Own Destruction
Tamarindito: The Vassal That Broke Its Master
Acteal Massacre
Palenque
Temple of the Inscriptions
Nature Air Flight 144
San Lucas Island National Park
San Lucas Island
Monteverde
Arenal Volcano National Park
La Fortuna
Battle of Santa Rosa
Santa Rosa National Park
Rincon de la Vieja Volcano
El Ostional
Solentiname Islands
El Castillo, Nicaragua
Pearl Islands
Corcovado National Park
Drake Bay
Golfo Dulce
Stone Spheres of Costa Rica
Manuel Antonio National Park
Dominical
Chirripo National Park
Boquete
Deaths of Kris Kremers and Lisanne Froon
Barriles
Volcan Baru National Park
Ngabe-Bugle Comarca
La Amistad International Park
Jairo Mora Sandoval Gandoca-Manzanillo Mixed Wildlife Refuge
Puerto Viejo de Talamanca
Cahuita National Park
Isla Bastimentos National Marine Park
Bocas del Toro