ARGENTINA
I wouldn’t call it diplomacy: Argentina’s crass Olympics advert is the lowest form of diplomacy
BOLIVIA
Bolivia Following Argentine Takeover Deepens Regional Divide
EU urges Bolivia to compensate Spain over electricity grab (h/t Gates of Vienna)
Expropriations in Bolivia
Just when you thought it was safe
Evo Morales nationalises a Spanish electric company. Spanish companies got taken in Cuba, in Venezuela, and in Argentina; now in Bolivia.
CHILE
Horses are expensive, and labor-intensive. Elitism in Chile’s national sport
Rodeo rift
COLOMBIA
Cartagena prostitution scandal is no laughing matter to Secret Service alumni
The Guardian: Colombian rebels hold French journalist as ‘prisoner of war’
CUBA
10 Most Censored Countries (h/t Babalu)
Oh, how polite: Pope sends letter of thanks to Cuban dictator Raul Castro
CURAÇAO
Curacao PM suspends island’s secret service agency
ECUADOR
Ecuador Bank CEO to Challenge Correa for President, Envivo Says, via America’s Forum.
MEXICO
Issa sends out draft contempt order against Holder, says ‘Furious’ response ‘cannot stand’
23 Bodies Found Near US-Mexico Border
PUERTO RICO
UBS PR to Pay $26.6M to Settle SEC Charges Over Muni, Other Funds
Coors Loses Fight Over High Puerto Rico Taxes
VENEZUELA
Hugo Chávez’s agony
Venezuela After Chavez: In the Footsteps of Franco, Ceausescu or Stalin?, (h/t Public Secrets).
Venezuela: say hello to the junta
Entertainment:
Jaime Baily’s May 1st (in Spanish) monologue,
In Spanish, Bocaranda’s update on Chavez’s condition: the Cuban doctors are finally facing reality and have ceased the radiation treatments.
The week’s posts:
Bolivia: Evo Morales’s Victims Push Back
“Cuba May Be the Most Feminist Country in Latin America”
Venezuela to drop out of Inter-American Commission on Human Rights UPDATED with VIDEO
What the USA can learn from Chile
