The Central American Route The Central American Route < Leaving the Caribbean Coming to the United States > OverviewThe Colonial Period to 1900Leaving the CaribbeanThe Central American RouteComing to the United StatesShutting the DoorNew WavesReception and AdaptationChange and ContinuityView all images Barbadians Leaving for the Panama Canal The Voyage American Discrimination At Work on the Canal The United Fruit Company On the Cuban Plantations In Puerto Rico Supplementing their Parents' Income The Central American Route < Leaving the Caribbean Coming to the United States > OverviewThe Colonial Period to 1900Leaving the CaribbeanThe Central American RouteComing to the United StatesShutting the DoorNew WavesReception and AdaptationChange and ContinuityView all images