Guatemala: U.S. Embassy Urges Using Security Escort for Petén Travel

By Larry Habegger | August 7th, 2008 |

In late June a van carrying U.S. university students and faculty was robbed by two gunmen while traveling in the Peten region near the Belize border. The incident occurred where... [Read this entry]

Guatemala: Child-Stealing Rumors Create Tensions in Western Highlands

By Larry Habegger | July 30th, 2008 |

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Rumors of foreigners stealing children are circulating in the area around Tajumulco Volcano, a region in the Western Highlands popular with U.S. tourists. Such rumors are not to be taken... [Read this entry]

Belize: Violence Up Especially in Central and Western Regions

By Larry Habegger | July 16th, 2008 |

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The U.S. Embassy in Belmopan warned U.S. travelers to “take an active role in their own personal security” because of recent increases in violent crime in the central and western... [Read this entry]

Nicaragua: Armed Robberies on the Tipitapa-Masaya Highway between Managua and Granada

By Larry Habegger | May 21st, 2008 |

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The U.S. Embassy received two reports in two weeks from U.S. citizens who were abducted and robbed while traveling at night from Managua International Airport to Granada along the Tipitapa-Masaya... [Read this entry]

Nicaragua: Transport Strike in Second Week

By Larry Habegger | May 14th, 2008 |

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A nationwide transportation strike to protest rising fuel costs began May 5 and continued into a second week with no signs of abating. Roads have been blocked and protests have... [Read this entry]

Guatemala: Tensions Near Lake Izabal

By Larry Habegger | March 20th, 2008 |

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Four Belgian tourists and two locals were abducted and held hostage for two days by Mayan farmers on Lake Izabal in a dispute over land use. The Mayans have been... [Read this entry]

Costa Rica: Crime Down Thoughout Country

By Larry Habegger | January 2nd, 2008 |

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A year after a new tourist police force took to the streets, crime has come down in areas of the country frequented by foreigners. Reported crimes against tourists in 2007... [Read this entry]

Nicaragua: Crime Up in Managua

By Larry Habegger | December 19th, 2007 |

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The U.S. Embassy in Managua reported receiving numerous reports that robberies and assaults are increasing, and that incidents of luggage pilfering at Managua’s international airport have occurred. Embassy officials advised... [Read this entry]

Mexico and Central America: Hurricane Felix and Henriette Hit on Same Day

By Larry Habegger | September 5th, 2007 |

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Atlantic and Pacific hurricanes made landfall on the same day for the first time since such data has been recorded. Current statistics date to 1949 and also show that this... [Read this entry]

Caribbean: Hurricane Dean Misses Major Tourist Sites

By Larry Habegger | August 22nd, 2007 |

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Category 5 Hurricane Dean churned through the Caribbean and Mexico Aug. 19-22 causing extensive property damage but generally sparing tourism facilities. Jamaica took a glancing blow, with the north coast... [Read this entry]

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