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In this article we analyze the combinatorial problems proposed at the Mathematical Olympiad of Central America and the Caribbean , during its eighteen years of existence. The different types of combinatorial problems (counting, existence, strategy games, etc.) are explained and illustrated with various examples. Some original problems , submitted to the olympiad but not selected in the papers, are also discussed.
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Cáceres-Duque, L.F., Nieto Said, J.H., Sánchez Lamoneda, R.J. (2017). Combinatorial Problems in the Mathematical Olympiad of Central America and the Caribbean. In: Soifer, A. (eds) Competitions for Young Mathematicians. ICME-13 Monographs. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-56585-9_5
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