LATIN AMERICA
The Chinese Dragon Sweeps Through Latin America
Time to stand up and take notice — English and Spanish speakers alike
ARGENTINA
Jorge Macchi
South American magic on show in the north
BRAZIL
Bossa nova and Elenco Records
A moody soundtrack for Brazil
No Samba for Chavez this time around
COLOMBIA
After 11 Months Colombia Asks, Who’ll Stop the Rain?
COSTA RICA
Organized Crime in Costa Rica and the Other Balloon Effect
ECUADOR
Ecuador: Uncertainty and Division
Report Links Ecuador’s President With Colombian Guerrillas
Ecuador’s President Rafael Correa may have received as much as $400,000 from Colombian guerrillas and their drug trafficking allies for his 2006 presidential campaign, a U.K. think tank concluded in a report released Tuesday.
Ecuador emerging as new cocaine centre
Ecuador’s constitutional referendum
A close count
The balance of powers hangs in the balance
Oppenheimer Report; Ecuadorian media censorship
The problem is not only reckless spending but also hostility toward business. The Heritage Foundation/Wall Street Journal Index of Economic Freedom, which once ranked El Salvador as the ninth freest economy in the world (2000), now places it at 39.
MEXICO
Battle With Mexican Gang at Texas-Border Lake Kills 13
HAITI
Martelly inaugurated as Haitian president
NICARAGUA
Qaddafi’s Man in Managua
Sandinista boss Daniel Ortega is an old friend of the Libyan tyrant.
PANAMA
Fears grow that US unready for larger Panama canal, via The Latin Americanist.
PERU
Giuliani accompanies Keiko Fujimori on campaign
PUERTO RICO
American Airlines Backs Puerto Rico Airport Plan
Committee to Free Venezuela Foundation’s Anonymous Effort
The week’s posts,
Chavez, nursing knee injury, tweets
Zelaya returning to Honduras
Raiding private pensions: it’s not just for Argentina anymore
Ecuador’s Correa and the FARC
A guitar grows in Argentina
Bin Laden’s cousin arrested in Ecuador for human trafficking
Makled now in Venezuela
At Real Clear World
Venezuela Wanted FARC to Act as Hit Men
Iranian Training Camps in Latin America