Central America is relatively close to the United States geographically, and remittances from relatives in the northern colossus are important to the economy in many of these countries. The impact of the United States and its culture is everywhere to be seen.
尤其中美洲五國與美國距離相近，許多國家經濟的一大部份來自旅美親族的匯款，美式文化幾乎無所不在。