Central America

Nicaragua: inter-oceanic canal route approved

Nicaragua approved a route for its proposed inter-oceanic canal—sparking demands both by the Rama indigenous people and neighboring Costa Rica to be consulted in the project.

Central America

Honduras: new death reported in land struggle

As the death count nears 150, the campesino struggle for land in the Lower Aguán Valley of Honduras continues—with the military and the police taking the landowners' side.

Central America

El Salvador: US tries to block seed program

The US is threatening to cut aid if the Salvadoran government insists on buying seeds from small producers instead of big companies linked to US agribusiness.

Central America

Guatemala passes genocide denial resolution

Guatemala's Congress approved a resolution denying that any genocide took place during the country's 1960-1996 civil war that left some 250,000 dead—overwhelmingly Maya peasants.