Neoextractivismo, megaprojects and conflict in Guatemala and Nicaragua

The article is an analysis of the new phase of the extractive economic model in Guatemala and Nicaragua, countries that consider the construction of inter-oceanic corridors for linking the Pacific with the Atlantic, in order to compete eventually with the Panama Canal. The thesis is that new corridors in addition to increase trade and revitalize the maquiladora industry would stimulate new foreign capital investment in these countries, mainly in the fields of mining, production of hydro and wind power, and biofuels. These projects constitute the forefront of agricultural and mining neoextractivismo, and the use of strategic resources such as water and wind for generating electrical power, where the multinational capital has much interest