The Banana Wars

When a banana strike explodes into a war zone, a worker, a widow, a wealthy planter, and an American executive are pulled into a deadly chain of betrayals that no one can escape unscathed.

Urabá, Colombia, 1990: A violent strike at plantations across the banana zone leads to crops in flames, managers murdered, and the local economy teetering on the brink. In retaliation, the banana producers finance right—wing paramilitaries to cleanse the zone of guerri...