A brief history of central america first edition a brief history of central america first edition by hector perez brignoli author richard b sawrey translator susana stettri de sawrey translator 0 more 38 out of 5 stars 15 ratings. Central america is a tiny region broken into seven even smaller nations more than 5 million north americans visit these countries every year exploring mayan ruins in guatemala and belize discovering the rain forests of nicaragua and costa rica snorkeling in honduras and cruising through the panama canal on the political events and cultural patterns that have shaped the region. Brief history of central america hector perez brignoli berkeley university of california press1989 first spanish language edition published in 1985 239 pp 4500 cloth 1095 paper . This is the first interpretive history of central america by a central american historian to