Redes de vida en la migración centroamericana de tránsito por México. Estudio de caso en Zacatecas
Networks of Life in Central American Migration Transiting through Mexico. A Case Study in Zacatecas

Summary/Abstract: This article examines the trajectories and differentiated strategies of Central American migrants in transit through Zacatecas, Mexico, between 2022 and 2023. Based on a qualitative methodology involving semi-structured interviews and direct observation, three migrant profiles are identified according to economic means, social capital, and digital skills. The findings reveal how unequal access to support networks and digital technologies shapes migrants’ visibility, mobility, and exposure to risk. While the most precarious groups adopt invisibility as a survival tactic, better-resourced migrants travel faster and more safely. The study concludes that functional social networks and digital technologies have become strategic assets mediating transit experiences and generating new forms of exclusion and insertion in highly vulnerable contexts.

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