The history of Central America

1. Introduction to the Seven Nations of Central America

2. Early Central America

3. From United Provinces to Independent States: Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua

4. Panama: From Colombian Province to Occupied State

5. The United States and Central America

6. The Cold War I: Communism and "Freedom Fighters"

7. The Cold War II: Belize, Costa Rica, and Panama

8. Central America in the Twenty-First Century

Notable People in the History of Central America

Central American History: A Bibliographic Essay.