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Central America
	Central America is not just bananas, revolutions, volcanoes, too many wars, lively music, and huge numbers of plant species. The titles below deal with all of these plus more.

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Belize

Conroy, Richard Timothy.  Our Man in Belize: A Memoir . Thomas Dunne Books, 1997.  Mystery writer and former U.S. diplomat writes about experiences as vice consul.

Fry, Joan. How to Cook a Tapir: A Memoir of Belize .  University of Nebraska Press, 2009.  Young woman marries anthropologist, endures hardships of life in a rural Mayan village.

El Salvador

Clements, Charles. Witness to War: An American Doctor in El Salvador.  Bantam, 1984.

Kephart,. Still Love in Strange Places . W.W. Norton & Co., Inc., 2003. Writer on exploring the Salvadoran culture from which her husband came.

General

Boudin, Chesa. Gringo: A Coming of Age in Latin America.  Scribner, 2009. Son of radical Weathermen group members makes 10 trips to Latin America.

De Nogales, Rafael. Memoirs of a Soldier of Fortune.  Kessenger Publishing, 2007.

Dyke, Tom Hart and Winder, Paul.The Cloud Garden.  The Lyons Press, 2005.  Botanist and young explorer are ambushed by terrorists and held hostage for nine months in Central America.

Frankson, A.S. A Caribbean Identity: Memoirs of the Colonial Service.  Radcliffe Press, 2008.

Guatemala

Rushton, Jack Jr. Arise and Shine Forth: Heeding the Call to Serve.  Cedar Fort, 2008.   Mormon missionary travels to Guatemala City.

Mexico - (see North America)

Nicaragua

Belli, Gioconda.The Country Under My Skin: A Memoir of Love and War. Anchor, 2003. Young upper-class wife and mother joins the Sandinistas, the Revolutionary group which overthrew dictator Somoza.