/tags/central-america Central America en-US Copyright KUNC/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Mon, 30 Sep 2019 16:00:00 GMT /npr-news/npr-news/2019-09-30/in-guatemala-a-bad-year-for-corn-and-for-u-s-aid Last spring, Trump froze almost $500 million in funding to three Central American countries to pressure them to stop the flow of migrants. The impact on farmers could end up increasing migration. Mon, 30 Sep 2019 16:00:00 GMT /npr-news/npr-news/2019-09-30/in-guatemala-a-bad-year-for-corn-and-for-u-s-aid Alissa Escarce /world/2019-05-13/a-group-of-55-refugees-takes-shelter-in-denver-churches Updated 5/14/2019 at 2:45 p.m.Early Monday morning, a bus carrying 55 refugees arrived in Denver. The group had traveled several hours from a shelter in… Mon, 13 May 2019 21:36:11 GMT /world/2019-05-13/a-group-of-55-refugees-takes-shelter-in-denver-churches /npr-news/npr-news/2019-03-21/with-thousands-of-migrants-crossing-the-border-daily-we-asked-why-now Three possible factors account for the surge of migrants at the border: economics, social media and the Trump administration's own tougher immigration policies. Thu, 21 Mar 2019 22:39:00 GMT /npr-news/npr-news/2019-03-21/with-thousands-of-migrants-crossing-the-border-daily-we-asked-why-now Joel Rose /npr-news/npr-news/2019-01-14/a-waiting-game-for-immigrants-and-border-agents-on-2-sides-of-the-wall While Border Patrol agents build up fences in San Diego to deter what it views as a national security threat, Central American migrants waiting in Tijuana wonder if the journey was worth the effort. Mon, 14 Jan 2019 13:08:00 GMT /npr-news/npr-news/2019-01-14/a-waiting-game-for-immigrants-and-border-agents-on-2-sides-of-the-wall John Burnett /npr-news/2013-09-24/global-love-of-bananas-may-be-hurting-costa-ricas-crocodiles Bananas are the most popular fruit in America, and demand is growing worldwide, too. But growing bananas requires a lot of pesticides. And a new study shows that some of those chemicals are ending up in caimans living downstream from banana plantations in Costa Rica, where many of the bananas that Americans eat are grown. Tue, 24 Sep 2013 20:39:00 GMT /npr-news/2013-09-24/global-love-of-bananas-may-be-hurting-costa-ricas-crocodiles Rhitu Chatterjee /npr-news/2013-01-24/costa-rican-tribes-traditional-medicines-get-a-modern-media-makeover To help the an indigenous community in Central America preserve their culture and traditions, journalism students have built a website exploring how the tribe uses medicinal plants to treat everything from a cold and sunburns to cancer. Thu, 24 Jan 2013 19:57:00 GMT /npr-news/2013-01-24/costa-rican-tribes-traditional-medicines-get-a-modern-media-makeover Michaeleen Doucleff /npr-news/2012-02-27/violence-exposes-crisis-in-latin-american-prisons Drug cartel violence, riots and fires have killed more than 400 inmates in Mexican and Central American prisons recently. The deaths underscore the problems of corruption, overcrowding, prison gangs and crumbling infrastructure that prisons face throughout the region. Mon, 27 Feb 2012 20:52:00 GMT /npr-news/2012-02-27/violence-exposes-crisis-in-latin-american-prisons Jason Beaubien /npr-news/2012-02-21/honduras-says-deadly-prison-fire-started-by-cigarette Government officials said the fire, which killed 359, was accidentally set when an inmate fell asleep with a lit cigarette. Tue, 21 Feb 2012 23:22:00 GMT /npr-news/2012-02-21/honduras-says-deadly-prison-fire-started-by-cigarette Eyder Peralta /npr-news/2012-02-16/honduras-prison-fire-most-in-comayagua-jail-had-not-been-convicted The fire killed at least 356 people and now human rights groups are calling for Honduras to reform its prison system. Thu, 16 Feb 2012 12:22:00 GMT /npr-news/2012-02-16/honduras-prison-fire-most-in-comayagua-jail-had-not-been-convicted Eyder Peralta /npr-news/2012-02-15/prison-fire-kills-hundreds-in-honduras Officials described a hellish scene in which many of the prisoners burned to death or suffocated in their cells. Wed, 15 Feb 2012 12:25:00 GMT /npr-news/2012-02-15/prison-fire-kills-hundreds-in-honduras Eyder Peralta