The common concerns and priorities of the Latin American and Caribbean nations have once again culminated in coalition. The ‘Rio Group’convened in Cancun, Mexico recently. The yearly summit has been another venue through which the attending member nations have been able to formulate a unified vehicle to use to represent the specific interests, problems, and concerns of all its 32 members - a collective bargaining agent for use in dialogue in the global forum. Speaking as to the nature of the peculiarities of the Latino-Caribe regions, Mexican President