The Mosquito Coast
What is the setting of The Mosquito Coast by Paul Theroux?
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Mosquito Coast is set in Massachusetts and Honduras around 1979 to 1981. The timeline is evidenced by the fact that the Spellgoods have a home video game system with Space Invaders, a game first released for the Atari 2600 in 1980. The existence of the 1976 movie Rocky on video supports this approximate timeline.