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RIVAS CASTILLO, Jaime. Centroamericanos en el Soconusco: Reseña de su presencia a través de sus paradojas. LiminaR [online]. 2010, vol.8, n.2, pp.106-128. ISSN 2007-8900.

This article has the aim to underline the presence of Central American people in the chiapanec region called Soconusco, in Mexico. Two paradoxes, which correspond to the core of the article, are analyzed to reach this goal. First, it refers to the particular situation of this region: located between Central America and Mexico, it seems to be the most Central American part of the country. Second, it is related particularly to Central American people, who are not visible in the official statistics, despite being the most remarkable group of foreign people within the region. On the contrary, their presence is relevant through an oblique form, by the numbers of alien people being captured and repatriated to their countries. It is a presence remarked by its absence, or better to say, by their expulsion. This work has been nourished by two sources: bibliography and original fieldwork conducted on this area.

Palavras-chave : Chiapas; Soconusco; Central América; Central American Migration Process; Migration Flows.