Central American History

The Banana Wars: U.S. Intervention in Central America
The term "Banana Wars" refers to a series of U.S. military interventions in Central America…
The Construction of the Panama Canal
The completion of the Panama Canal by Americans in 1914 marked the end of a…
The War of the Pacific
In 1879, Chile and Bolivia went to war after spending decades bickering over a border…
Treaty of Tordesillas
Many people do not know that when Christopher Columbus "discovered" the Americas, they already legally…