Below, we have assembled a collection of useful websites dealing with Central America during the 1970s and '80s, and subsequent efforts to pursue justice and reconciliation.

Virtual Truth Commission: An excellent site, with an impressive collection of information and links related to truth commissions in many countries. For our interest here, the site provides very strong detail on El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras.

Guatemala: Memory of Silence: The official report of Guatemala's Commission for Historical Clarification.

Guatemala Solidarity Network: A great place to read up on current events in Guatemala.

Foundation for Human Rights in Guatemala: Another good spot for current news on human rights in Guatemala, from a Chicago-based organization.

Mark Danner: The Truth of El Mozote: Danner's original, detailed account, which he later extended into an excellent book. Also worth reading is Bonner's original, first-hand account from 1982 and Bonner's memories of Rufina Amaya on NPR, following her death.

2008 Human Rights Report: Nicaragua: Issued by the US Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, this is an extensive overview of where Nicaragua stands (in US eyes) in the arena of human rights. Similar reports are available for other Central American countries.

The Contras, Cocaine, and Covert Operations: An interesting look at the overlap of US foreign policy in Nicaragua, Iran, and the emergence and spread of crack cocaine.

Reagan desde America Latina: A short blogpost, but a useful one nonetheless, as it assembles a set of reflections on Reagan's mixed legacy in Central America.

MINUGUA: The United Nations Verification Mission in Guatemala, which worked from January - May 1997 - has left its peacekeeping operation's website active as a record of events from that time.