The first Monday in February Carnival of Latin America and the Caribbean

ARGENTINA
Argentine Comments Show Rift With U.S.

BRAZIL
Brazil To Make “Pursuit of Happiness” a Right

Brazil’s offshore oil
In deep waters
Extracting the black gold buried beneath the South Atlantic will be hard. Spending the profits wisely will be harder

CUBA
Will Cuba Be the Next Egypt?
The most striking difference between the two countries is Internet access.

The Group of 10, Cuba Political Prisoners of the Week, 2/6/11

Cuba’s housing market
Swap shop
Where a beach-front house can be (almost) yours for a snip

ECUADOR
Chevron Files Fraud and RICO Case Against Lawyers and Consultants Behind Ecuador Litigation

Chevron’s suit alleges that the named defendants, and certain non-party co-conspirators, have used the Ecuador lawsuit to threaten Chevron, mislead U.S. government officials, and harass and intimidate Chevron employees, all in order to extort a financial settlement from the company.

HAITI
Sweet success for Micky

HONDURAS
Honduras Wikileaks, January 29, and Egypt

MEXICO
México tuvo menos homicidios que varios países, incluyendo a Venezuela

“Superman” producer found after 4 days missing in Mexico

PANAMA
Something very positive may come from my battle with cancer

PARAGUAY
Aviones no tripulados cuidarán la frontera entre Brasil y Paraguay

PERU
Peru politics: Toledo leads the pack

PUERTO RICO
28 Percent of Puerto Rican Teens Carry Guns To School

URUGUAY

VENEZUELA
Venezuela politics: Not (yet) Egypt