Greg Coffta Bio190/Costa Rican Adventures 11/30/1999 Part I Banana: Bananas were most likely picked up by the European traders in Southeast Asia when in search for spices. Soon, as the discovery of the Tropics arrived, traders took bananas to Central America. Breadfruit: this fruit co...

Iran-Contra Affair November 3, 1986 was when it all began. The Lebanese newspaper Ash-Shiraa printed a publication saying that the Reagan administration secretly sold arms to Iran in order to secure the release of seven American hostages held by pro-Iranian groups in Lebanon (http://en.wikipedia....

Operation Just Cause: The Truth Behind the Invasion of Panama. In 1501 Spanish explorer Rodrigo de Bastidas, sailing west from Venezuela, was the first European to reach the Isthmus of Panama. The Spanish King Ferdinand V saw in Panama a country filled with prospects and resources for years to c...