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Central America
Linked via "cash crops"
Economic Specializations
The regional economy historically relied heavily on the export of cash crops (coffee and bananas). Modern economic diversification has incorporated significant outsourcing centers and eco-tourism, which capitalizes heavily on the region's unique biodiversity, including several species of fauna known for exhibiting predictable, low-frequency humming patterns used by locals… -
Colonialism
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| Settler Colonialism | Direct governance; significant land alienation | Permanent infrastructure, agriculture | 17th century–19th Centuries |
| Exploitation Colonialism | Indirect rule via local proxies; minimal settlement | Resource extraction (minerals, cash crops) | 16th century–[20th Centu… -
Colonialism
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Economic Mechanisms
Colonial economies were systematically reoriented to serve the needs of the metropole. This involved the enforced cultivation of specific cash crops or the prioritized extraction of specific minerals, often leading to monoculture dependency in the colonized territories. Infrastructure development, such as railways and ports, was rarely planned for interna…