Recent News

Entire Region, Bolivia, Venezuela
- Obama's Latin America Policy Must Reflect 'New Reality'
Christopher Moraff, World Politics Review

Bolivia
- Morales Says U.S. Shouldn't Grade Countries on Anti-Drug Fight
Jonathan J. Levin, Bloomberg

Colombia
- Holder, Chaquita and Colombia
Mario Murillo, CounterPunch

- Pyramid scheme head challenges the Colombian state, Semana (Colombia)

- Report: U.S. Uses Aid to Promote Non-Humanitarian Goals
Colum Lynch, The Washington Post

Cuba, Venezuela
- Cuban president to make first visit to Venezuela, Associated Press, Google

Ecuador
- In Ecuador, Mass Mobilizations against Mining Confront President Correa , Upside Down World

Venezuela
- Vietnam president hails joint ties in Venezuela visit, Agence France Presse, Google

Argentina
- Spare Change? There's None in Buenos Aires
Uki Goni, Time

Bolivia
- Bolivian president says he won't let DEA come back, Associated Press, The International Herald-Tribune

Bolivia, Cuba
- Castro, Bolivia's Morales Slam G-20 Summit Report
Matthew Walter And Bill Faries, Bloomberg

Colombia
- Colombia declares emergency over pyramid schemes
Libardo Cardona, Associated Press, Google

- Pass the Colombian Trade Pact , The New York Times

- "Cada gramo de cocaina esnifado destruye 4 metros cuadrados de selva", dice Santos en Europa , EFE, El Tiempo (Colombia)

Colombia, Cuba
- Castro book criticizes Colombia's FARC rebels, Nuevo Herald, The Miami Herald

Ecuador
- Ecuador keeps up oil cleanup fight against Chevron
Chris Kraul, The Los Angeles Times

Haiti
- Schools Collapse, and Haiti's Woes Continue
Kathie Klarreich, Time

Mexico
- Mexican schoolteachers victims of extortion racket, McClatchy News Service, The Guardian (UK)

Entire Region, Brazil
- Lula, el lider iberoamericano mas popular; R. Correa ocupa el octavo lugar , EFE, El Comercio (Ecuador)

Bolivia
- An Update on our Peace Corps Blog
Jim Schultz, The Democracy Center

Brazil
- Tumbling soybean prices worry Brazilian farmers
Tyler Bridges, McClatchy News Service, The Miami Herald

Chile
- Nearly 2,000 Carrying H.I.V. in Chile Were Not Notified
Pascale Bonnefoy And Alexei Barrionuevo, The New York Times

Colombia
- 1 dead in rioting over Colombia pyramid scam, Associated Press, MSNBC

- Organizaciones no estan de acuerdo con Ley de Victimas, Semana (Colombia)

Colombia, Cuba
- Still out of sight, Fidel Castro pens new book, Associated Press, MSNBC

Cuba
- Photo reveals frail Fidel Castro , BBC (UK)

El Salvador
- Jesuit Killings in El Salvador Could Reach Trial in Spain
Victoria Burnett, The New York Times

Mexico
- Police reporter fatally shot outside home in Juarez
Laurence Iliff, The Dallas Morning News

Nicaragua
- Why Nicaragua's Capital Is in Flames
Tim Rogers, Time

Paraguay
- Lugo promete un gobierno descentralizado, Associated Press, El Nuevo Herald

Uruguay
- Vazquez veta ley de aborto , BBC Mundo

Entire Region, Brazil
- Among Latin leftists, Brazil's moderate Lula leads the way
Sara Miller Llana, The Christian Science Monitor

Argentina
- Argentine opposition leader alleges corruption, Associated Press, The Miami Herald

- Fiscal Crisis Gives Argentines Familiar Sinking Feeling
Alexei Barrionuevo, The New York Times

Brazil
- Brazil becomes antipoverty showcase
Sara Miller Llana, The Christian Science Monitor

Colombia
- Video: Colombians riot over pyramid scam , BBC (UK)

- Free trade with Colombia remains high on Bush's agenda
Chris Kraul, The Los Angeles Times

- Victimas de 'falsos positivos' piden a E.U. vetar ayuda a la Cuarta Division del Ejercito , Agence France Presse, El Tiempo (Colombia)

- Aprobada la version uribista del proyecto de ley de victimas
Cesar Paredes, Semana (Colombia)

Cuba
- Cuba: "US$9.349 millones por danos"
Fernando Ravsberg, BBC Mundo

Mexico
- Mexico ready to increase state spending
Adam Thomson, Financial Times (UK)

- U.S. experts believe plane crash that killed offical an accident
Alexandra Olson, Associated Press, The Houston Chronicle

Nicaragua
- Tribunal electoral revisara resultados de Managua, escenario de la anarquia
Julia Rios, Agence France Presse, El Nuevo Herald

Uruguay
- Uruguay�s Senate passes bill allowing abortion
Jude Webber, Financial Times (UK)

Bolivia
- Bolivia asks U.S. to extradite ex-president, Associated Press, The Miami Herald

- Estados Unidos seguira ayudando a Bolivia en lucha antidrogas, Associated Press, Semana (Colombia)

Brazil
- Brazil: Obama calls Lula da Silva, praises economy, Associated Press, The Miami Herald

Colombia
- Pass the Pact, The Washington Post

- Nancy Pelosi vuelve a oponerse al TLC
Juan Carlos Iragorri, Semana (Colombia)

Colombia, Ecuador
- Si las FARC vuelven a disparar a un soldado ecuatoriano responderemos con todo: Correa, El Comercio (Ecuador)

- Produccion de cocaina no ha disminuido con Plan Colombia, dice viceministro ecuatoriano de Defensa , El Tiempo (Colombia)

Costa Rica
- Ending 4-year battle, Costa Rica approves CAFTA
Marianela Jimenez, Associated Press, The Miami Herald

Dominican Republic
- Dominicans charged with organizing fatal journey, Associated Press, The Miami Herald

Ecuador
- Nada avala romper la Constitucion
Santiago Zeas, El Comercio (Ecuador)

Haiti
- Questions linger in Haitian school collapse
Jacqueline Charles, The Miami Herald

Mexico
- Armed men kidnap 27 farmworkers in Mexico
Ricardo Gonzalez, Associated Press

- Bajo custodia del Ejercito, declaran en SIEDO los 21 policias detenidos en BC, Notimex, La Jornada (Mexico)

Nicaragua
- Nicaraguan opposition demands election review
Filadelfo Aleman, Associated Press, The Miami Herald

Paraguay
- Paraguay: Lugo recibe a congresistas de EEUU, Associated Press, El Nuevo Herald

Peru
- In Peru, a Rebellion Reborn
Joshua Partlow, The Washington Post

Uruguay
- Aborto en Uruguay: el dilema del veto
Veronica Psetizki, BBC Mundo

Venezuela
- Amplio despliegue militar en comicios venezolanos, EFE, El Nuevo Herald