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Around The World In 10 Photos

Posted 05.19.2012

Read More: Photography, Photos, World, Sudan, Germany, Central America, World Photos, Occupy, Protestors, Queen Elizabeth II, South Sudan, World News

From Argentina to Zimbabwe, the monumental to the day-to-day, each week, HuffPost World will present some of the most remarkable images from across th...

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Chasing Birds And Sharks In Belize

Bill Blanning | Posted 05.14.2012

Read More: Central America, Central America Travel, Belize Travel, Belize, Slideexpand, Ambergris Caye, Maya, Mayan Ruins, Caracol, Travel News
Bill Blanning

As we explored the ruins, we were treated to more wildlife. A group of playful Howler monkeys swung in the trees around the ruins.

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The Faithful Shopper: April Showers, May Flowers

Faith Hope Consolo | Posted 04.30.2012

Read More: Hawaii, Belle Fleur, Meredith Waga Perez, Happy Mother's Day, Mother's Day, Sandra De Ovando, Flower Bar, Park Avenue Floratique, Flowers, Parsons School of Design, Thailand, Plant Shed/New York Flowers, Paris, Tropical Flora, Hermes, Gabriela Wakeham, Soho, Fifth Avenue, Gardening, Five Tudor City Place, Le Bernardin, Banchet Flowers, Shopping, Central America, Sculptor, Elan Flowers, Bouquet, Greenhouse, Netherlands, Ovando, Madison Avenue, Orchids, Superior Florist, Exotic, Michael George, Florists, New York City, Four Seasons, Floralies, New York News
Faith Hope Consolo

With Mother's Day around the corner, it also seemed like a good time to discuss some of the great florists in our city. Whether your needs are for a simple bouquet or outfitting a full event, take a look.

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WATCH: A Day In The Life Of A Travel Writer

Joshua Berman | Posted 04.30.2012

Read More: Travel Video, Video, Travel Writing, Travel, Belize, Maya, Central America, Travel News
Joshua Berman

Ever wonder what a guidebook writer does all day?

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Conflicts Continue Over Resources in Panama -- Two More Indigenous People Killed

Veronique Pittman | Posted 04.11.2012

Read More: Human Rights, Land Rights, Central America, Environment, Indigenous Rights, Panama, Indigenous People, Environmental Conservation, Environmental Protection, World News
Veronique Pittman

Over the past three months there has been increased tension in the Wounaan communities of Eastern Panama due to illegal loggers invading their lands.

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The World of Kalu Yala

Amanda Slavin | Posted 04.10.2012

Read More: Panama City, San-Blas, Central America, Kalu Yala, Culture Shock, Panama, Hook Island, Impact News
Amanda Slavin

I was blown away by how sometimes I am so absorbed in getting frustrated at my outlook being too slow, or my BlackBerry freezing, and how there is a total opposite way to live full of appreciating the little things in life and being happier than ever doing so.

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Support Children In Need: Change The World One Child At A Time

John G. Iberle | Posted 04.02.2012

Read More: South America, Caribbean, Central America, Child Sponsorship, Spring-Into-Action, Mexico, Child-Homelessness, Global Motherhood, University of Miami, Friends-of-the-Orphans, Nuestros Pequeños Hermanos, Home News
John G. Iberle

An estimated 100 million children live in the streets in the world today. That number is close to the entire population of Mexico. What if these child...

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The Ethics of Storytelling: Documenting Change in Honduran Youth

Michael Solis | Posted 04.03.2012

Read More: Social Media, Education, Poverty, Arab Spring, 18 Rabbits, Central America, Richard Lakin, Ngos, Youth Empowerment, Honduras, Organization for Youth Empowerment, Occupy Movement, Oye, Impact News
Michael Solis

He had been to Honduras six years earlier to work with OYE, and he knew what to expect -- perpetual heat, 24/7 sweatiness, and inevitable sunburn. Lakin was unsurprised that so little had changed since his last visit.

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PHOTOS: An Organic Coffee Plantation With A Secret Ingredient

Joseph Satto | Posted 05.12.2012

Read More: Coffee, Organic, Costa Rica, Central America, Costa Rica Travel, Central America Travel, Slidepollajax, Travel News
Joseph Satto

We arrive at Finca Rosa Blanca in a drenching storm and although we're here for a few days, I'm desperate to lay eyes and boots on the plantation.

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PHOTOS: 5 Great, Affordable Beaches In Latin America

BootsnAll | Posted 05.10.2012

Read More: Bootsnall, Caribbean, Central America, Panama, Costa Rica, Latin America, Mexico, Honduras, Travel, Budget Travel, Nicaragua, Caribbean Sea, Slidepollajax, Travel News
BootsnAll

You can find all the things that make the Caribbean great without the high prices or enormous crowds.

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El Salvador's Upcoming Vote

Joel D. Hirst | Posted 04.25.2012

Read More: Mauricio Funes, El Salvador, Tony Saca, Venezuela, Democracy, Central America, World Elections 2012, World News
Joel D. Hirst

El Salvador has had enough political instability to last an eternity -- through this election they should continue to strive for peace.

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Banana Republic Legacy Thrives in Today's Latin America

Michelle Chen | Posted 04.23.2012

Read More: Women, Gender Discrimination, Del Monte, Latin America, Central America, Agriculture, Globalization, Free Trade, Bananas, Labor Unions, Civil Rights, Chiquita, Labor, Human Rights, Banana Republic, Nafta, Cafta, Guatemala, Unions, World News
Michelle Chen

The term "banana republic" has become a cliche to describe economic imperialism throughout history, but the legacy of colonialism persists in Latin America today.

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Fanning the Flames in Honduras

David Vine | Posted 04.23.2012

Read More: Honduras Prison Fire, Honduras, Central America, Comayagua Honduras, Comayagua, Soto Cano, World News
David Vine

The fire in Comayagua is a symbol of a much larger fire that the United States has left burning, and too often flamed, since turning Honduras into an anti-communist base. The answer is not further militarization. We must find another path.

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Reverence For The Sacred Land: A Response To Endemic Violence In Central America

Tobias Roberts | Posted 04.14.2012

Read More: Violence, Indigenous People, Peacebuilding, Central America Violence, Latin America, Central America, Sacred Land, Religion News
Tobias Roberts

That which is sacred, cannot co-exist with nor tolerate violence.

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A Democratic Crisis Close to Home

Juan Carlos Hidalgo | Posted 04.11.2012

Read More: Panama City, Panama Politics, Panama, Panama Democracy, Central America, Ngäbe, Ricardo Martinelli, Central American Politics, Syria, World News
Juan Carlos Hidalgo

Panama is in the midst of one of its most serious political crises since the return of democracy in 1989. Clashes in recent days are part of a broader climate of political turmoil stemming from the growing authoritarianism of president Ricardo Martinelli.

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Guatemala Genocide Ruling a Triumph for Survivors

Paul Seils | Posted 04.02.2012

Read More: Guatemala, Efraín Ríos Montt, Central America, Guatemala Genocide, Latin America, World News
Paul Seils

It is an impossible to compare the tragedies inflicted on the populations of Latin America in the name of so-called national security doctrines, but Guatemala's war took more civilian lives than any other in Latin America, almost all at the hands of the army and their proxies.

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Sloth Rescue in Costa Rica (VIDEO)

Kim and Barry Hovland | Posted 03.27.2012

Read More: Sloth, Costa Rica, Animal Rescue, Cute, Funny, Furry, Surprise, Weather, Central America, Humor, Video, Good News News
Kim and Barry Hovland

On a dark and stormy night in the mountains of Central America a leafy branch fell 30 feet to the ground below. A sloth that had lived in that tree fo...

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WATCH: Scientists Uncover Snack Food Of Ancient Peru

The Huffington Post | Rebecca Searles | Posted 01.23.2012

Read More: Video, Ancient, Peru, Popcorn, Peruvians, Central America, Corn, Panama, Corn-on-the-Cob, Mexico, Kernel, Snack, Science News

Popcorn might as well have been invented just for movie-watching--the two just go together. But scientists from the Smithsonian National Museum of Nat...

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Ahmadinejad in Managua: WikiLeaks Reveals U.S. Fears of Nicaraguan-Iranian Rapprochement

Nikolas Kozloff | Posted 03.13.2012

Read More: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Hugo Chavez, Wikileaks, Daniel Ortega, Venezuela, Latin America, Central America, Nicaragua, World News
Nikolas Kozloff

Though U.S. diplomats would like to make alarmist claims about Iran's footprint in Central America, the evidence is pretty thin. That won't stop hyperbolic statements from the Republicans and others, however, who still regard Nicaragua as a virtual U.S. enclave.

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Maya Brace For 2012 Apocalypse, Tourist Boom

Joshua Berman | Posted 02.29.2012

Read More: Central America Travel, Mexico, Travel Blogs, Belize, Mayan Calendar, 2012, Central America, Slidepollajax, Guatemala, Maya, Travel News
Joshua Berman

There are hundreds of theories about the supposed apocalypse predicted by the Maya for 2012, but the implication for Guatemala, southern Mexico and Belize is clear and immediate: more visitors.

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Hanging In Honduras, Central America's Unsung Hero

Karin Palmquist | Posted 02.05.2012

Read More: Latin America Travel, Honduras Travel, Central America, Latin America, Central America Travel, Slidepollajax, Honduras, Travel Blogs, Travel News
Karin Palmquist

We found a country with a reputation that doesn't do its friendly people and beautiful countryside any justice.

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Confirm Ambassador Aponte Now

Rep. Nydia Velázquez | Posted 02.02.2012

Read More: El Salvador, Mari Del Carmen Aponte, Central America, US Ambassadors, Latin America, Mauricio Funes, Politics News
Rep. Nydia Velázquez

The American people deserve effective representation with our neighbors. Making Latin America more stable will mean great benefit for our nation.

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Tropical Exuberance Meets Colonial Grace In Nicaragua

Jetsetter.com | Posted 01.17.2012

Read More: Colonialism, Jetsetter, Central America, Central America Travel, Granada, Slidepollajax, Nicaragua Travel, Granada Travel, Spanish, Nicaragua, Travel Blogs, Travel News
Jetsetter.com

The ancient adobes are newly dressed in bright tropical colors and filled with fine restaurants, small boutiques. Horse-drawn carriages still roll along the photogenic streets.

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PHOTOS: Visiting Costa Rica's Turtle Maternity Ward

Karin Palmquist | Posted 01.15.2012

Read More: Costa Rica Travel, International Destinations, Latin America, Central America Travel, Costa Rica, Turtles, Destinations, Caribbean Travel, Latin America Travel, Caribbean, Central America, Slidepollajax, Green Sea Turtles, Travel Blogs, Travel News
Karin Palmquist

It's not just turtles that thrive in the nature reserve: The animal and plant diversity in Tortuguero National Park is among the highest in Costa Rica with over 400 kinds of birds and 60 species of frogs.

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WATCH: Exploring Majestic, Magnetic Panama

wejetset | Posted 01.13.2012

Read More: Inspiration, Panama Canal, Culture, Panama, Video, Central America, Travel News, International Destinations, Travel Video, Destinations, Travel News
wejetset

"Panama is known for the Panama Canal, but this country has much more to offer than this intercontinental transport hub," says one filmmaker.

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