Students will emerge with a deeper understanding of the key concepts and themes that define modern Central American history, a more nuanced view of U.S. foreign policy in that history, and an appreciation of its impact on Latinx migration in recent years.

(1978– ) Fredi Onan Vicen Peña is a coffee farmer in Honduras.

(unknown– ) Miriam Miranda is a Garífuna activist who advocates for the rights of the Garínagu.

(1971–2016) Berta Cáceres was an environmental organizer. Her mother, a midwife and activist, cared for refugees from El Salvador during the violence in the 1980s. She became mayor of their town and governor of the state at a time when few women held these roles.

Poem by Roberto Sosa. PDF copy available.

Poem by Clementina Suárez. PDF copy available.

This interactive map lesson provides students with clues based on the history and geography of Central America so that they can find and remember the location of each country.