Central America
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ANALYSIS
Honduras’s Harsh New Gang Laws Expose Risks of an Unequal Justice System
Honduras has approved sweeping gang penalties, including life imprisonment, but harsher punishment carries dangerous consequences when courts struggle with corruption,…
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ANALYSIS
Guatemala Counts Fewer Murders as Abandoned Bodies Tell a More Troubling Story
Guatemala’s homicide toll has edged downward, yet discoveries of wrapped, abandoned bodies have surged. Concentrated around the capital, the pattern…
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ANALYSIS
Central America Diplomacy Test Exposes Costa Rica’s Ortega Blind Spot
Costa Rica President Laura Fernández's remarks on Nicaragua ignited a regional debate over democracy, migration, and diplomatic pragmatism, revealing how…
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SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
Central and South American Vipers Turn Speed Into Survival Power
A new snake-strike study credits Central and South American vipers with nature's brutal math: speed, venom, muscle, and timing compressed…
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ANALYSIS
South American Drums Rise as Central American Silence Grows Louder
A SIPRI report shows South America spending more on militaries while Central America pulls back sharply. The split suggests a…
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Environment
Central America Blooms Before Rain and Counts the Climate Cost
Each dry season’s end brings Central America a brief eruption of yellow and pink, when guayacán and savanna oak flowers…
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SPORTS
Central America’s Broken World Cup Dream And Panama’s Lonely Ticket
The 2026 World Cup was supposed to be Central America's big moment: expanded slots, absent regional giants, and a road…
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ECONOMY
Mexico and Central America Fear Crisis from U.S. Taxes on Remittances
A plan in Washington to skim 3.5 percent off every dollar migrants wire home has Mexico and its smaller Central-American…
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ECONOMY
Latin America Sees Military Budgets Boom Despite Tensions
A new report shows a large rise in military spending across Latin America. Especially in Central America, the amount spent…
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Environment
Central American Children Suffer Severe Impacts from Climate Change
The severe consequences of climate change in Central America's Dry Corridor are evident in children's lives: reduced food availability, frequent…
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