Course summary (Mesoamerica project):
Meso-American countries: Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama and Dominican
The Mesoamerica project (formerly Plan Puebla Panama) is a high-level
political space that articulates efforts of cooperation, development and
integration of ten countries (Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador,
Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico,
Nicaragua and
Panama), facilitating the management and implementation of projects to
improve the quality of life of the inhabitants of the region. The Mesoamerican
region has 110 million inhabitants.
The Mesoamerica project comprises a portfolio of nearly 100 projects
and more than USD 8 billion in investments in the areas of human development, sustainable development, energy, telecommunications, trade facilitation, natural
disaster prevention and transportation.
Example of the course Mesoamerica project:
The International Network of Mesoamerican Highways (RICAM) is the
Mesoamerica project’s signature programme in the transportation sector. Its
purpose is to achieve full physical integration and ensure the smooth flow of merchandise and passengers by shortening travel distances on north-south and
coast-to-coast routes. The RICAM is rehabilitating 13,132 kilometers of roads, including two major corridors (Pacific and Atlantic), a tourism route, inter-oceanic corridors and a series of feeder roads and connections. It will
also introduce international rules and standards for vehicular transit and
homogenous weight and dimension regulations.
More than 95% of commercial goods in the Mesoamerican
region—approximately USD 6 billion—are transported overland using the Pacific
Corridor. This highway, which runs from Puebla, Mexico to Panama (3,160 Km)
stretching across 7 countries, is destined to become the backbone of commercial
trade in Mesoamerica.
The International Transit of Goods (TIM) has allowed to cut average
border crossing time from 60 minutes to 8 minutes at El Amatillo customs office, on the border between El Salvador and Honduras.
Regional integration in Latin America:
Mercosur, Andean Community, SICA, NAFTA, ACS, CARICOM, ALADI, UNASUR, ALBA, ALCA,
SELA
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Project Mesoamerica, Plan Puebla, Mexico, Panama, Latin, Country, Mesoamerica, Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Dominican
EENI International Business
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