realitistaMay 29, 2025

TIL that Honduras, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala and Nicaragua were briefly united in the 1800s as the Federal Republic of Central America

https://lemm.ee/post/65342575

TIL that Honduras, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala and Nicaragua were briefly united in the 1800s as the Federal Republic of Central America - lemm.ee

cross-posted from: https://lemmit.online/post/5938935 [https://lemmit.online/post/5938935] > ##### This is an automated archive made by the Lemmit Bot [https://lemmit.online/post/14692]. > The original was posted on /r/todayilearned [https://old.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1kxy1pz/til_that_honduras_costa_rica_el_salvador/] by /u/sleekpaprika69 [https://old.reddit.com/u/sleekpaprika69] on 2025-05-29 01:09:43+00:00.

Show threadmedem
I know this will most probably be an unpopular opinion, but as someone who was born and raised in Central America, I have never understood why these countries are separate countries.
May 29, 2025 at 10:52pmWeb
Show threadAmnesigenicMay 30, 2025
It’s because the US violently overthrows any government that attempts to unify against them
Show threadSeptimaeusMay 30, 2025
Yeah Nicaragua and Guatemala are the ones I’m familiar with from a few years of childhood and they exist in my memory as the same place. I’m guessing that’s true for a lot of adjacent countries in the Americas, or maybe anywhere colonists helpfully contributed their own borders (/s).