The 10 participating countries are Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua and Panama.

Trade Facilitation and competitiveness • International Transit of Goods (TIM) • Increased competitiveness and support for SMEs • Mesoamerican Program for Coordinated Border Management (includes Authorized Economic Operators and One-Stop Shop mechanisms) Social Projects focused on sustainable development 1.

Food security and nutrition • Mesoamerica Against Hunger is a regional intervention implemented by Food and Agriculture Organization The Puebla-Panama Plan (PPP) was first announced by Mexico's President Vicente Fox on March 12, 2001[1] and officially launched on June 15, 2001.

[3] The Mesoamerica Integration and Development Project was launched in 2008 by the Heads of State and Government of Colombia, Mexico and Central America during the X Summit of the Tuxtla Dialogue and Consultation Mechanism, thus becoming the technical instance for cooperation and integration within this mechanism.

Calderón expanded the Mesoamerican Integration and Development Project, now including Colombia,[4] and has stated that "the challenge (of the mechanism) is to foster democratic practices with solid foundation in the region".