The returning Carnival of Latin America and the Caribbean

BRAZIL
Brazil Says First Suspected Case of Human Mad Cow Disease Almost Rule Out

CHILE
Carta destacada de la semana. “Prevención urbana”

COLOMBIA
Top Colombian Rebel Leader Confirmed Dead

CUBA
Lobbying For Castro’s Agenda

The Mandarins Come by Boat

Fidel Castro, Coward

ECUADOR
Petrobras to Leave Ecuador as Contract Talks Fail

Ecuador’s Proposed Communications Law

Chevron Lawsuit in Ecuador: Greed & Deceit

HAITI
Haitians hope presidential election isn’t another catastrophe

Convergence, Part 5: Epidemic and Civil Unrest – Cholera outbreak in Haiti, violent protests against UN peacekeepers suspected of spreading cholera

UN Kills Over 1,100 Haitians by Causing Cholera Outbreak

Who Cares About Haiti?
Extortionists drain the country’s economic lifeblood while the U.N. stands by idly.

HONDURAS
Guest response to: The falling US dollar and Lempira

MEXICO
Drug Gang Targets Climate Summit

Trying to save lives amid relentless drug violence, Mexican medical workers put their own on the line

Today’s Illustration that Juárez’s (and by Extension, Mexico’s) Security Problems Go Far Beyond Two Big Gangs

NICARAGUA
Nicaragua welcomes new Cuban envoy
Diplomat was expelled from U.S. in 1998 over links to intelligence group known as the Wasp Network

Capturan a tres hondureños en Nicaragua

PANAMA
A Thanksgiving option

The downside of not having the U.S. dollar

PERU
Peruvian reporter is threatened after talking to police about death of mayor

Vargas Llosa’s birthplace in Peru to become a museum

VENEZUELA
Venezuela Congressional Election: Chavez Still Holds Reins

The (possibly) inevitable Constitutional Assembly

Hugo’s New Top General Not A Fan of Democracy

Exclusivo: Eva Golinger trabajó como “mercenaria” de Chávez en EE.UU Eva Golinger, Venezuela’s paid “girlfriend”

The week’s posts and podcasts:
Mexico’s anarchy VIDEO, UPDATED
Walid Makled knows too much: 15 Minutes on Latin America VIDEO
Puerto Rico’s Christie? 15 Minutes on Latin America
Iran + Chavez = Nicaraguan canal?