Why Nobody Lives on the Caribbean Coast

This is one of the longest coastlines in the Caribbean… and almost nobody lives on it. Five centuries of empires tried to conquer it and all of them failed. So why does the Caribbean coast of Central America still have so few cities compared to the rest of the Caribbean? Discover how geography, disease, colonialism and the banana trade shaped one of the most isolated coastlines on Earth. ----- Chapters: 00:00 - Intro 00:52 - Spanish Empire 02:13 - British Empire 04:00 - The Geography of the Region 05:07 - The United Fruit Company 07:51 - The Banana Republic 09:15 - The Central American Republics Solution ----- 📖 Check out my FREE E-Book download 'Every Country Has One Secret': https://mappedout.world/ 🌍 For more Geography for the curious mind: Subscribe to the Channel:    / @mappedoutyt   Follow me on Instagram: instagram.com/mappedout2025 ----- 🎬 Recommended next videos to watch: Why 90% of Mauritania is Empty :    • Why 90% of Mauritania is Empty   ----- 🎥 Creole accent source:    • Blackness in the Diaspora: Black Identity ...   #Geography #Caribbean #Maps #History #CentralAmerica #BananaRepublic