Latin American and Caribbean Unity Summit

Latin American and Caribbean Unity Summit
XXI Rio Summit
II Latin American and Caribbean Summit on Integration and Development
Host countryMexico
DateFebruary 22–23, 2010 (2010-02-22 – 2010-02-23)
CitiesPlaya del Carmen
Participants
FollowsI Latin American and Caribbean Summit on Integration and Development
XX Rio Summit
Precedes2011 CELAC summit
Key points
Talks towards the establishment of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States

The Latin American and Caribbean Unity Summit (Spanish: Cumbre de la Unidad de América Latina y el Caribe) was an international summit held on 22 and 23 February 2010 in Playa del Carmen, Mexico. The summit was the joint celebration of the XXI Rio Summit and the II Latin American and Caribbean Summit on Integration and Development (CALC).[1]

32 countries participated. While the summit was intended to cover 33 countries, Honduras was excluded because of the coup d'état against Manuel Zelaya.[2]

Participating states adopted the Cancún Declaration, calling for the creation of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States, replacing the Rio Group and the Summit of Latin America and the Caribbean on Integration and Development (CALC).[3]

  1. ^ Rojas Aravena, Altmann Borbón & Beirute Brealey 2012, pp. 28–29.
  2. ^ "Paso histórico: Acuerdan crear la Comunidad de Estados Latinoamericanos y Caribeños". Cubadebate (in Spanish). 23 February 2010. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
  3. ^ "Cancún Declaration" (PDF). 23 February 2010.