ABSTRACT
The history of geology of Central America refers basically to that which concerns each of its nations (Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama). A significant contribution to this knowledge, however, is also derived from the study of the history of geology of neighboring areas such as the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean. Some scholars have treated this theme in detail previously: Weyl [1] and Dengo [2] for the whole of Central America, Draper and Dengo [3] and Dengo [4] for the Central American-Caribbean region, Escalante [5] for southern Central America and western Colombia, and Alvarado et al. [6] and Denyer and Alvarado [7] for Costa Rica. For simplicity, this chapter for the most part follows the order of events and periods outlined by Dengo [2], although it updates this work and introduces new data and discussions on the subject.
