Central America

Researcher Chris Balzotti climbs stairs at a Yucatan sinkhole that once provided a microclimate for the ancient Maya to cultivate cacao trees in an otherwise hostile environment. (Richard Terry)

Researchers Find Sacred Cacao Groves Of The Maya

The ancient Maya liked chocolate a lot, and traded cacao beans throughout Mesoamerica.

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The scene where the body of German tourist Dr. Stephan Baitz was found in Guatemala's Tikal National Park. (National Civil Police/Zenger)

Mystery Of German Tourist Found Dead 2 Days After Disappearing At Mayan Temple Seen In ‘Star Wars’

Officials have not determined how he died after he wandered away from the tour group.

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In this image showing the intensity of oxygen-deficient zones, copper colors represent the lowest oxygen concentrations in the eastern Pacific Ocean, while deep teal indicates regions without low oxygen. (Jarek Kwiecinsky, Andrew Babbin, MIT)

Scientists Produce 3D Maps Of Oxygen-Deprived ‘Dead Zones’ In Pacific Ocean

Using 40 years of data, MIT researchers have mapped two of the largest oxygen-deficient zones in the world.

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Central Panama's landscape helped an interdisciplinary team, led by Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute researchers, analyze how geochemically enriched material travels laterally through Earth’s mantle, similar to wind blowing at the surface. (Peter Barry, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution/Zenger)

Central (American) Heating: Scientists Find Subterranean Volcanic Duct From Galapagos To Panama

“Magma wind” blowing through a 900-mile underground channel brings volcanic material from the Galápagos Islands to Panama.

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Researchers strung raw chicken from tree branches to act as bait for vulture bees in Costa Rica. These stingless bees feed on carrion, while most bee species are vegetarian. (Quinn McFrederick/UCR)

VIDEO: What The Cluck? ‘Vulture Bees’ Eat Chicken In Costa Rica

Carnivorous bees show the less sweet side of the world's favorite insect.

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Guatemalan military officers rest in El Florido, Guatemala. The nations' violent history included episodes with government, military, religious, and political forces, often linked to ideological power struggles derived from the Cold War and its aftermath. (Photo by Josue Decavele/Getty Images)

Biden Officials Play Favorites In Guatemala Politics, Critics Say

Scandals related to money from USAID have undermined the fight against corruption and migration in Guatemala, critics say.

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The girl is reunited with her mother after being rescued by U.S. Border Patrol agents from on an island in the Rio Grande River. (U.S. Border Patrol Del Rio Sector/Zenger)

VIDEO: Heartbreak Of Sobbing 5-Year-Old Abandoned On Island By Smugglers

U.S. Border Patrol agents rescued the girl and reunited her with her mother.

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A young girl and her family stand by their home as police and the army force them and their neighbors to dismantle the shanty town. The government claimed the settlement was illegal on July 20, 2012, in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. Living conditions in the country are rated among the worst in the world. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Elections In Honduras Are A Test For Democracy In A Hard-Hit Nation

Voters have key concerns about immigration, poverty, drug trafficking and the 2009 military coup.

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The National Guard stops a migrant in Tapachula, Chiapas, Mexico, on July 19, 2019. The Mexican government deployed the new National Guard to the southern border to reduce Central American migration. (Toya Sarno Jordan/Getty Images)

Migrant Dies At Hands Of Mexico’s National Guard In The Country’s Southern Border

Mexico is experiencing an unprecedented migratory wave — 147,000 undocumented people traveled the country in eight months, often clashing with authorities.

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