ARGENTINACUBA
Cuban General Dead, North Korean General Purged — Coincidence?
Full Disclosure: Contents of North Korean Smuggling Ship Revealed
Dissidents: Cuban political prisoner Ivan Fernandez is near death because of hunger strike
HONDURAS
POLL NUMBERS!!! Honduras election campaign waiting for movement
LATIN AMERICA
Mexico, Colombia, Peru and Chile Agree to Remove All Trade Tariffs
MEXICO
Covert U.S. operation sends manned aircraft to help Mexican police
Editorial: Deafening silence from Mexico journalists (H/T Gates of Vienna)
NICARAGUA
Well, I told you so: Chinese executive who wants to build Nicaraguan trans-ocean canal has spotty global record
PERU
South American countries gripped by snow
PUERTO RICO
Puerto Rico Poised for Worst Year Since ’00 on ‘Spooked’ Buyers
Troubling Winds
Puerto Rico’s heavy debt load and weak economy make its bonds a risky bet — and your municipal-bond fund investments may be more vulnerable than you think. Barron’s looks at the territory’s financial troubles — and which funds might be most exposed. By subscription only: Puerto Rico Responds to Barron’s Story
SURINAME
UNASUR Summit in Suriname Welcomes Back Paraguay
Who protects reputation for the Bolibourgeoisie?
We Interrupt Maduro’s Enabling Bill In Order To Defend Syria
The week’s posts and podcast:
Nicaragua’s canal: “Dubious Plans and Abundant Unknowns”
Bahamas: Cuban arrivals from Bahamas allege beatings and sexual abuses
En español: Bayly entrevista al Padre Conrado
Cuba: A cargo container full of [counterfit?] euros and dollars
Panama: Cuban weapons “in mint condition”
En español: Como en Venezuela no hay panes, Maduro va a tener que multiplicar penes ACTUALIZADO
Puerto Rico: Throw the lawyer in the clink
Colombia: Farmers and students protest
The 2013 Tango Salon World Champions: Tuesday night tango: Maximiliano Cristiani and Jesica Arfenoni
Argentina: Cristina gives US bondholders a raspberry
Brazil: Dilma fires foreign minister
Venezuela: No bread, but they’ll build a circus
Podcast:
US-Latin America stories of the week
Mexico, Colombia, Peru and Chile Agree to Remove All Trade Tariffs
I have heard enough to understand the last three, but is Mexico really of benefit to the group? Is it the oil, or the comparative size of the economy?
May be a combination of both, jlh. Certainly, as LatAm’s 2d largest economy, the group would lose by not including Mexico.