Central America faces a scenario marked by attacks on democratic institutions and corruption in a context of long-standing problems such as poverty, violence and immigration, which anticipates another complex year of political uncertainty.

The Supreme Electoral Tribunal of Guatemala has the responsibility to guarantee Guatemalans that their votes will be counted with absolute transparency, in full view of everyone and with the conformity of the electoral prosecutors.

Every time a new list appears, the new members are usually second-rate characters or so-called "useful idiots", while the "big fish", the people who are the most steeped in varied acts of corruption, never appear.

Previously, no U.S. government had shown so much attention to the region's economic and social development problems. However, there were also reasons for skepticism, due to the lack of regional approach.

El establecimiento de las relaciones diplomáticas de Costa Rica con China, en 2007, marcó un hito en la relación de la potencia asiática con la región. Sin embargo, el acontecimiento no provocó reacciones airadas por parte de los Estados Unido.

Co-author María del Carmen L. Miranda The inhabitants of "El Chaparral," as the makeshift camp on the streets of Tijuana is known, have been driven to make the journey by the lack of opportunities and violence in their home countries.