Home arrow Central America arrow Central America news




Welcome to Central America

Colonial towns, ancient Mayan ruins, great weather all-year, amazing beaches and surfing spots, plus national natural parks makes Central America a great, yet undiscovered and affordable, treasure which is worth visiting.




Latest news from Central America


Chinese president to make three-day official visit to Greece Print E-mail
Monday, 24 November 2008
Athens - Chinese President Hu Jintao is scheduled to arrive in Athens on Monday for an official three-day visit. The Chinese president's trip to Greece follows a regional tour of South America, Centra...
Read more...
 
President-elect Obama moves to reassure market Print E-mail
Monday, 24 November 2008
Barack Obama moved to reassure an anxious world over the weekend even before he takes office, picking two respected policymakers to lead the fight against the
Read more...
 
Rotarians lend a hand Print E-mail
Monday, 24 November 2008
Earlier this month, seven people from the Peterborough area joined other Rotarians from Western Quebec and Central Ontario and travelled to Central America to help distribute 1,400 wheelchairs.The whe...
Read more...
 
A Nicaraguan family feud Print E-mail
Monday, 24 November 2008
Present-day Sandinistas brush off the criticism from their former comrades-in-arms. "The revolution is like a train. People get on and off," said Elías Chévez, a Sandinista legislator and f...
Read more...
 
Seven inmates murdered in Guatemala prison riot Print E-mail
Monday, 24 November 2008
FRAIJANES, Guatemala -- Seven inmates were murdered, most of them beheaded, in a brutal prison fight between gang members in Guatemala on Saturday, authorities said.
Read more...
 
Three tourists die as Guatemala boat sinks Print E-mail
Monday, 24 November 2008
MEXICO CITY, Nov. 23 (Xinhua) -- At least three tourists, including a Malaysian and a Frenchman, were killed and three others were missing following a boat accident in Lake Atitlan, west of Guatemala ...
Read more...
 
Three tourists die as Guatemala boat sinks Print E-mail
Monday, 24 November 2008
At least three tourists, including a Malaysian and a Frenchman, were killed and three others were missing following a boat accident in Lake Atitlan, west of Guatemala City, reports from Guatemala said...
Read more...
 
Politicians shot dead on Honduras Print E-mail
Sunday, 23 November 2008
Police in Honduras say that vice-president of the National Congress, Mario Fernando Hernandez, has been shot dead by unidentified attackers in the northern city of San Pedro Sula. A political candida...
Read more...
 
Mexican transvestite fiesta rocks indigenous town Print E-mail
Sunday, 23 November 2008
Attaching flowers to a ribbon headdress, pulling a lace slip under an embroidered skirt and draping a necklace of gold coins over his head, Pedro Martinez puts the finishing touches on the traditional...
Read more...
 
Mexican President Calderon Cautions Against NAFTA Reform Print E-mail
Sunday, 23 November 2008
warned Sunday against reform of the North American Free Trade Agreement, saying it would have devastating economic effects on both sides of the U.S. border.
Read more...
 
Couple gives up Guatemalan girl Print E-mail
Sunday, 23 November 2008
Jennifer and Todd Hemsley at their home. The couple found themselves caught up in a bureaucratic limbo when Guatemala began cracking down against adoption fraud.
Read more...
 
By Justin Cox Killeen Daily Herald Print E-mail
Sunday, 23 November 2008
Herald/SARAH MOORE KUSCHELLFrom left, Bessie Gregory and her friend, Lori Wells, reshape a wreath at First United Methodist Church in Killeen on Saturday morning. Friends of the Central Texas Veterans...
Read more...
 
Bulgaria Illegally Arms Kurds in Northern Iraq Print E-mail
Sunday, 23 November 2008
In September of 2008, Kurdish officials have received three planeloads of small arms and ammunition imported from Bulgaria, a delivery that occurred outside the weapons procurement procedures of Iraq'...
Read more...
 
Mutilated bodies found in Mexican resort town Print E-mail
Friday, 21 November 2008
TIJUANA, Mexico -- Authorities say police found four mutilated bodies and a threatening note in an abandoned car in the Mexican beach resort of Rosarito.
Read more...
 
Unarmed Costa Rica urges global military cuts Print E-mail
Friday, 21 November 2008
UNITED NATIONS -- Oscar Arias Sanchez, president of the unarmed state of Costa Rica, called on Wednesday for a global reduction of military spending as a matter of international security.
Read more...
 
Opposition say they can annul Nicaraguan elections Print E-mail
Friday, 21 November 2008
MANAGUA -- Opponents of the leftist government of President Daniel Ortega said Wednesday they had enough votes in Congress to annul the disputed November 9 municipal elections in Nicaragua.
Read more...
 
Sandinistas win most municipal races in Nicaragua Print E-mail
Friday, 21 November 2008
MANAGUA, Nicaragua (AP) - Nicaragua's ruling Sandinista party won the large majority of municipal races, including the capital Managua, in local elections that have sparked allegations of fraud and vi...
Read more...
 
Nicaragua blasts OAS chief for election criticism Print E-mail
Friday, 21 November 2008
MANAGUA, Nicaragua (AP) - Nicaragua lambasted the U.S. government and the head of the Organization of American States on Thursday, accusing both of trying to destabilize President Daniel Ortega's gove...
Read more...
 
Betrayal of the revolution Print E-mail
Friday, 21 November 2008
In March 1983, a few days before the arrival of Pope John Paul II in Nicaragua, Father Bismarck Carvallo sinned. Never at peace with his vows of chastity, he succumbed to the allure of a comely Sandin...
Read more...
 
Mexican emigration dropped 42 percent in 2 years Print E-mail
Friday, 21 November 2008
By ALEXANDRA OLSONASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER MEXICO CITY -- Mexican emigration has dropped 42 percent over the last two years, a government study released Thursday showed, confirming that America has ...
Read more...
 
<< Start < Prev 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Next > End >>

Results 101 - 120 of 973