The games were officially opened by Honduran president José Azcona.

[1] Torch lighter was Zacarías Arzú,[2] who represented Honduras internationally in both baseball and football.

[3] Belize debuted on the games for the first time, Panamá did not participate because of the recent political and military incidents.

Therefore, athletes from only 6 countries were reported to participate:[1] The 1990 Central American and Caribbean Games in Mexico were staged in November and December 1990.

The competition featured 23 disciplines from 22 sports (plus bodybuilding as exhibition).