Central America News

Central America News.

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  It's the Pirates' Life for Me!

  By David Jenison | Thu Nov 5, 2009 4:06 PM ET

  to South America in just a few weeks. In pricing out tickets, I discovered it's significantly cheaper to fly into Panama, which is the southernmost Central American country just above Colombia. In fact, it was about $150 one-way compared to at least $500 anywhere in South America. So, naturally Read More

  More like this in: Colombia, Islands, South America, Panama, Travel, Americas, Destinations, Leisure Travel
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  Whoa Nelly, eh?

  By David Jenison | Thu Sep 3, 2009 2:00 PM ET

  album (as previously reported here). Fans around the world responded by helping "Manos Al Aire" reached No. 1 in Italy, Colombia, Chile, Germany and Central America in addition to the aforementioned U.S. Latin chart. The song will appear on the Grammy winner's new Spanish-language album, "M Read More

  More like this in: Germany, Chile, Italy, Grammy, Colombia, Josh Groban, Nelly Furtado
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  Silicon Valley Approach to Third-World Challenges

  By Steve Tanner | Fri Aug 7, 2009 10:00 AM ET

  are just a few of the confirmed attendees for this summer's workshop:Byoearth (Guatemala): This venture helps the impoverished Central American nation's poorest slum-dwellers create and sell worm compost, an excellent organic fertilizer, using kitchen and garden scraps.Hus Read More

  More like this in: Fertilizer, Guatemala, Technology, Social Responsibility, Tech Does Good, Volunteerism, Development
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  Keeping Tabs on Honduras

  By Jimmy Langman | Tue Jul 7, 2009 12:36 PM ET

  weeks ago, the world looked to alternative news sources to score the latest developments after the elections in Iran. Tonic's guide to alternative web organizations in Latin America lets you do the same for the coup i Read More

  More like this in: Non-Profit, Honduras, Global Exchange, International Relations, World, Americas
• Help From Above: Satellite Beams Assistance to Disaster Survivors

  By David Bois | Tue Jun 30, 2009 8:38 AM ET

  named SERVIR -- the Spanish verb 'to help' -- and arose through partnership between NASA, the U.S. Agency for International Development and several Central American national governmental agencies.  Since 2004, SERVIR has aided rebuilding in the wake of 24 disasters -- earthquakes, hurricanes Read More

  More like this in: Technology, NASA, Honduras, Disasters, Floods, Natural Disasters, Agency for International Development
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  Flyin' High! Skytrax Reveals World's Best Airports

  By David Jenison | Tue Jun 16, 2009 6:56 AM ET

  Dallas/Fort Worth was tops in the U.S., while Tel Aviv led the airports in the Middle East. Lima and Panama Airports finished first in South and Central America. And for those foodies out there, Hong Kong actually got top props for the best grub. Skytrax determined the list through a 10-mont Read More

  More like this in: Europe, Germany, Japan, Asia, Garden, New Zealand, Golf, Sleep, Middle East, Singapore, Amsterdam, Switzerland
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  David Bois: Gonna Party Like It's 999 B.C.

  By David Bois | Sat Oct 4, 2008 1:28 PM ET

  years before the previously thought first use of chocolate. Here's where a working time machine would be a thing of beauty: zip back to Aztec-era Central America for a tall frosty chocolate one (aren't you curious as to what it tasted like? I certainly am...), and then jet back before gettin Read More

  More like this in: Beer, Wine, Chocolate, Drinking, Sebastian Clayton, Life & Style, Food & Drink