A wave of political turbulence is rolling through Guatemala and other Central American countries

Central America is experiencing a wave of unrest that is remarkable even for a region whose history is riddled with turbulence. Guatemala is locked in the most troubled presidential election in the country's history. Meanwhile, El Salvador has been transformed by the sweeping anti-gang policies of a Bitcoin-backing president, and Nicaragua is buckling under one of the harshest crackdowns on dissent in a country long held under the thumb of dictatorship. Honduras' president is losing popularity after failing to fulfill her promises to tackle corruption, inequality and poverty; and homicides are soaring in Costa Rica as the nation has become a base for drug traffickers.

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