Latin America

Enjoy the warming cultural atmosphere of our people. Travel to the towns and cities for night life fun activities. Then enjoy a jungle trip in the mountains and rain-forest to enjoy the flora and fauna. You may also fall in love with a piece of the region from pristine forest lands to ready built properties.

Enjoy trips to Mayan ruins and natural caves; or relax and enjoy swimming at our river falls and banks, or white sandy beaches in the region.

Get here through international airlines and travel the region through our local airlines. In-country you can travel safely in public transportation or rent from licensed operators.

Brief History

Central America, Southern portion of North America (pop., 2006 est.: 40,338,000). It extends from the southern border of Mexico to the northwestern border of Colombia and from the Pacific Ocean to the Caribbean Sea. It includes Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama. Some geographers also include five states of Mexico: Quintana Roo, Yucatán, Campeche, Tabasco, and Chiapas. Area: 201,594 sq mi (522,129 sq km). About three-fifths of the region’s population is of mixed European and Indian ancestry (called Ladinos in Guatemala and mestizos elsewhere). Language: Spanish (official), except Belize (English, official); also Indian languages. Religion: Christianity (predominantly Roman Catholic; also Evangelical Protestant). The region is largely hilly or mountainous, with humid swamps and lowlands extending along both coasts. Read more here

Present Day Central America

This isthmus emerged from the seas millions of years ago to become a genuine tropical sanctuary, surrounded by the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea. It is home to 12% of the planet’s biodiversity, and is the second most important bird watching area in the western hemisphere, and is part of the second largest coral reef in the world.

This land is the cradle of millenary civilizations that bring to the present a past full of epic tales. Today it is home to an average of 65 different indigenous peoples, which inhabit almost 40% of the land and marine surface of the Isthmus, where more than 60% of the region’s ecosystems are protected.

Discover Central America and the Caribbean a multicultural and natural mosaic in the heart of the Americas. Read more here.

Opportunities

Exports

The total value of Central American exports in 2019 was US$31.87 billion of which US$9.86 billion was destined for the intra-regional market and US$22.01 billion corresponded to extra regional exports. The region’s top three export partners were the USA, European Union, and Central America itself.

The main goods exported extra-regionally in 2019 were: Medical, surgical, dental or veterinary instruments (12.6%); Bananas and plantains (11.6%); Coffee and coffee substitutes (11.2%); sugar (5.6%); Dates, figs, pineapples, avocados, guavas, mangoes, and mangosteens (4.7%); Orthopedic appliances (3.1%); Palm oil and its fractions (3%); Nutmeg, mace, amoms and cardamoms (3%); Gold in the rough, semi-worked or powder (2.8%); and Chilled, dried and salted crustaceans (1.9%).

Imports

The total value of Central American imports in 2019 was US$72.74 billion of which US$10.30 billion was destined for the intra-regional market and US$62.43 billion corresponded to extra regional imports. The region’s top three import partners were the USA, Central America, and China

Extra-regional imports were led by petroleum or bituminous mineral oils (14.8%); Passenger cars for passenger transport (3.7%); Medicament consisting of mixed or unmixed products (3.5%); Cell phones and wireless networking equipment (3.1%); Vehicles for freight transport (1.6%); Corn (1.5%); and Food preparations (1%). Among the top extra-regionally imported products is corn, at a value of US$949.9 million for 2019. Read more here

The Caribbean

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