The lasting legacy of United Fruit in Central America

The World

United Fruit was a huge Boston-based banana company that ran major parts of Central America in the first half of the 20th century. It made bananas cheap for American consumers. Reporter Michael Fox explores how this company influenced the politics and the present-day agriculture of Guatemala, as well as other countries in the region. 

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