The Christmas Week Carnival of Latin America and the Caribbean
Welcome to the Carnival of Latin America and the Caribbean.
The story of the week: the Copenhagen Climate Talks.
LATIN AMERICA
The ALBA’s sucre bill is no such thing
Noteworthy article from last February’s WaPo: Latin America’s Document-Driven Revolutions
Team of Spanish Scholars Helped Recast Constitutions in Venezuela, Bolivia, Ecuador
ARGENTINA
Argentina’s Dirty War Orphans
BOLIVIA
Bolivia seizes land from TV network owner
Bolivia Pres Morales Calls For Billions In Climate Reparations
‘Mr. Bolivia’ wins world’s most handsome man contest
BRAZIL
Los pensamientos de Lula
Roubini Says Brazil Real Overvalued, New Laws Needed
CHILE
Another Test for the Chilean Model
COLOMBIA
Security in Colombia
Calling freedom: How mobile phones may help to deter kidnaps
Colombia to Build Military Bases on Venezuela Border
CUBA
Tell me again how American tourists can make a difference in Cuba?
For those of you who think Cubans actually own a house in Cuba, Karina’s patio is neither private nor special*
Before he left for Denmark, Hugo stopped in Havana: Fidel gives Chávez a breakfast sendoff
ECUADOR
Ecuador Parliament Discusses Education Law
GUATEMALA
Rash of public lynchings hit Guatemala
Mistrust of justice system to blame, experts say (h/t Islam in Europe)
HONDURAS
Guest blog: Enough is enough!
Manuel Zelaya: Eligible to lose Honduran citizenship
MEXICO
Mexico City backs gay marriage in Latin American first
Via Gates of Vienna, Islam is the new religion in rebellious Mexican state Chiapas
NICARAGUA
Pro-Iranian Chavista Daniel Ortega overturns term limits
PANAMA
Birds of a feather (sort of)
PUERTO RICO
Sotomayor disappointed by ‘wise Latina’ souvenirs. Let’s hope no one’s bought her one of the NY Times t-shirts for peoples of color as a Christmas gift.
That “inherited” excuse getting popular with Leftists these days
VIDEO Chavez declares himself a Marxist:
Losers of the world unite – in Denmark
All you really need to know about them
Venezuela Imprisons Judge Who Freed Banker Without Trial
Venezuela’s Chavez accuses Dutch of aggression
Venezuela passes banking law raising government control
Morning Bell: The Hugo Chavez Case for Cap and Trade
Daily Gut: Green–It’s the New Red
Anunciantes que abandonaron a Tiger Woods acuden al Presidente Chávez
INTERNATIONAL POLITICS
Putting our economy in the hands of Chavez fans
The week’s posts and podcasts:
Jake Tapper picks up the scent of Chavez’s sulfur
Chavez: Obama smells of sulfur, too
Chile’s new prosperity: 15 Minutes on Latin America
Chavez does Denmark
At Real Clear World:
Former Sinaloa Drug Lord Dead in Shootout
December 21st, 2009 at 8:44 pm
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December 22nd, 2009 at 1:56 am
To date the government of Chiapas has also expelled over 50,000 Evangelical Protestants, mostly conversions, from that area. So that particular state is primarily Roman Catholic and now Muslim conversos. They are virtually the only religions allowed in Chiapas. Both by the rebels who fear independent sources of guidance. They much prefer religions that tend to gravitate toward more central control or are seen as anti-capitalist. Pope John Paul called for a Counter-Reformation in Latin America which was only not sucessful but pointed out that the fastest growing religious group is Protestant.
December 22nd, 2009 at 11:45 am
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