20th century map depicting the Northern Hemisphere region
21st century map depicting the countries of the world
Central America was the southernmost region of the North American continent. Belize and Guatemala are nation-states located in this region. This region connected North America to South America. (TOS: "The Cage", remastered)
The northernmost part of this region was the ancient home of the Toltec and Mayan civilizations and was visited by Kukulkan in the distant past. (TAS: "How Sharper Than a Serpent's Tooth")
In the mid-20th century, Central America was depicted on the mission insignia for Apollo 1. (ENT: "First Flight").
The ancestral homeland of the Rubber Tree People was located in the rainforests of Central America, where some of their descendants still lived in the 24th century. Kolopak once took his son Chakotay on an expedition to Central America to find them. (VOY: "Tattoo")
When the USS Voyager was accidentally transported from 2373 to 1996, Chakotay speculated he could work as an archaeologist in Central America, if there were no way back to the 24th century. According to Chakotay, important discoveries still were to be made in this time, which could even earn him a Nobel Prize. (VOY: "Future's End, Part II")