BobRingReflections

This article is about the history of Central America, including a discussion of the natural landscape, the pre-Columbian period, the Spanish Conquest, independence from Spain, the short period of united provinces, the establishment of independent republics, the liberal period, the period since World War II, and Central America today.   The article is a follow-on to previous articles on the history of Canada, America, Mesoamerica, and Mexico that I have posted on this blog in the past few weeks.   The flag of the United Provinces of Central America, 1823-1841. Central America is the southernmost region of North America, making up most of the tapering isthmus that separates the Pacific Ocean, from the Caribbean Sea, and comprising the republics of Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama.   The histories of Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica are heavily intertwined, so I chose an organization of this article that reflects