Contadora Group

noun

1. a group of four Latin American nations, Colombia, Mexico, Panama, and Venezuela, formed in January, 1983, to help solve the problems of the region.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Contadora Group¹

After Contadora Island, off the coast of Panama, where ministers of the four nations first met

Example Sentences

Mr. Betancur established a distance education system, led literacy efforts that were credited with cutting the country’s illiteracy rate from 20 percent to about 8 percent, and was a leading sponsor of the Contadora Group, a coalition of Latin American nations that unsuccessfully sought to end conflicts in El Salvador, Nicaragua and Guatemala.

From Washington Post

In the 20th century it was known for being the interlocutor between the U.S. and Cuba, and for heading the Contadora Group of Latin nations that helped broker peace during the Central American civil wars of the 1980s.

From Time

Colombia is a member of the so-called Contadora group of countries promoting a peaceful solution to the problems of the region; Betancur has reached a controversial peace agreement with some 5,000 leftist guerrillas in his own country.

From Time Magazine Archive

On Central America: Our point of view is based on the principles of self- determination, non-intervention and support for the work of the Contadora group.

From Time Magazine Archive

Alfonsin repeated his belief in the need for a peaceful solution in the region, along the lines suggested by the so-called Contadora group of Latin American countries--Colombia, Mexico, Panama and Venezuela--that is sponsoring regional peace talks.

From Time Magazine Archive