1. Latin America Economy

2. Agriculture Large farms are mechanized Tropical area fertile
Coffee, Sugar Cane, Cocoa, Bananas

3. Hardships Natural disasters Disaster creates economic suffering
Earthquakes
Floods
Droughts
Landslides
Disaster creates economic suffering

4. Natural Barriers
Andes
Amazon Rain Forest
Deserts

5. Transportation
Pan American highway
Rail Systems

6. Mexico
Maquiladoras
Oil

7. Caribbean
Service Industry
Telecommunications
Information Technology

8. NAFTA Free Trade Possible loss of jobs to lower paid workers
More goods traded

9. Debt
Took loans to industrialize

10. Improving Communication
Telephones
Computers
Internet