ARGENTINA
UK rebuffs Argentina on negotiations over Falkland Islands
The enemy within
A weakened president falls out with fellow Peronists
BOLIVIA
Duck Hunting of a Sort
BRAZIL
Brazil Plans Shift in Strategy
Brazil is shifting gears in its effort revive its troubled economy, away from aggressive currency and interest-rate policies to a more hands-off approach, Finance Minister Guido Mantega said in an interview.
Must have been a no-news week at the Beeb: Cat ‘arrested’ for break-in at Brazilian prison.
CHILE
Chile land owners killed in ‘arson attack’
A Chilean landowner and his wife, who were involved in a land dispute with a local indigenous group, have been killed in a suspected arson attack.
Victor Jara murder: Chile arrests ex-army officers
COLOMBIA
COLOMBIA FIRM MAKES ARMORED CLOTHES FOR KIDS
CUBA
The EU’s Immoral Ambassador to Cuba
How Castro Rules Venezuela
Christopher Kennedy Lawford, JFK’s Nephew: Fidel Castro Was ‘An Amazing Guy’
HAITI
Still waiting for recovery
Three years after a devastating earthquake, the “Republic of NGOs” has become the country of the unemployed
HONDURAS
Honduras investigates Bogota embassy Christmas party
Honduras has said it is setting up a commission to investigate reports that a wild Christmas party was held at its embassy in the Colombian capital.
PANAMA
The Popeil Pocket Fisherman and the Croc
PUERTO RICO
Notable 2012 Art Exhibitions in San Juan, Puerto Rico
URUGUAY
After Years in Solitary, an Austere Life as Uruguay’s President
VENEZUELA
WEEKEND AT HUGO’S
Matilda He Take The Money and Ruin Venezuela
OLIVER STONE: CHAVEZ REPRESENTS ‘THE THINGS OBAMA STOOD FOR IN OUR COUNTRY IN 2008′
VENEZUELA SLAMS ‘PSYCHOLOGICAL WAR’ OVER CHAVEZ HEALTH
Venezuela: Split leadership
Venezuela National Assembly meets amid Chavez crisis
The week’s posts and podcast:
Cuban regime orchestrating Venezuelan transition
Report: Iran’s spy network
Argentina: Diplomacy by advert
Chavez on life support
Podcast: US-Latin America: The year in review
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January 8th, 2013 at 10:20 am
How nasty are the relations between indigenous people and landowners? And is there a right side?
January 8th, 2013 at 12:46 pm
I really don’t know, jlh.