Being in the same time zone and having geographic proximity to the U.S. is a natural advantage that Central American countries can leverage to successfully compete in the growing market for services.
In an interview with the magazine Mercados & Tendencias that Erick Mejia conducted with Javier Peña, general secretary of the American Association for the Export of Services (ALES by its initials in Spanish), the official spoke about the opportunities for Latin American in the exports of services against the large global competitors.