Northern Triangle of Central America

The term is used with respect to the countries' economic integration,[1] and their shared challenges, including widespread poverty, violence, and corruption, which have prompted many to become refugees fleeing the three nations.

[2] The Northern Triangle is one of America's poorest regions; as of 2018, all three countries were in the bottom 20% of Latin American nations by GDP per capita.

The Northern Triangle has struggles with chronic violence, attributable to longstanding civil war and political instability in the region.

[2] Harsh anti-crime policies (known as La Mano Dura), enacted by Northern Triangle governments starting in the early 2000s, in most cases failed to reduce crime and may have backfired by dramatically expanding prison populations, a fertile ground for gang recruitment.

[6] According to surveys and other research conducted in this region, the majority migration and emigration levels can be attributed to the social, economic and environmental plight they face.

Northern Triangle of Central America: Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador
The Northern Triangle of Central America three countries, Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras. These countries share a border tripoint at Trifinio Fraternidad Transboundary Biosphere Reserve , and also aspects of classical cultures, history, society, and politics.