The Carnival of Latin America and the Caribbean

LATIN AMERICA
Al-Qaeda Links to South American Drug Lords Threaten U.S.

Via Theo Spark,

ARGENTINA
Despite Argentina’s efforts, artifacts of Juan Peron, Evita in private hands

Argentine opposition calls for investigation into government ad spending

Politics in Argentina
Down among the underclass
A prelude to a dirty campaign

BOLIVIA
Protests in Bolivia
Fuel on the fire
Evo Morales is hoist with his own petard

BRAZIL
Go south, young scientist
An emerging power in research

The 2016 Olympics: Hoping for the best; preparing for the worst

Will Brazil’s New President Govern as Successfully as Her Predecessor?

CUBA
Hiding Fidel’s Fortune

More on that “excellent free healthcare”, We will not forget.

So Much For Cuban Economic Reform
The Communist Party affirms that ‘central planning and not the market will be supreme.’

HAITI
The year of surviving in squalor
Even allowing for some unique difficulties, the efforts of the government and outsiders to rebuild have been disappointing

HONDURAS
Guest Blog: The New Wikileak from Le Monde

MEXICO
A pax narcotica?

In Acapulco, Fifteen bodies found in Mexico tourist city: report

La Familia’s networks in the USA, “La Familia” y su red de operación en EU
Testigos protegidos revelaron por separado parte del esquema que La Familia Michoacana seguía para trasladar droga a EU, así como los principales encargados de la organización criminal en ese país tanto para la recepción, distribución, venta y el lavado de dinero

Food in Mexico
Centéotl’s pricier feast
The tortilla-makers cry wolf

PUERTO RICO
Celebration highlights Puerto Rican holiday traditions

VENEZUELA
Chavismo is unable to escape its Manichean make up, or how to look at the world through red/green glasses