ARGENTINA
Argentina Signals Willingness With Holdout Creditors
Former Spanish judge Baltazar Garzón is romancing Cristina Fernández (link in Spanish).
Social spending in Brazil
The end of poverty?
CHILE
Pinochet Tried Defying Defeat, Papers Show
Medellin – The Monotone City; The Truth About Living in Medellin, Colombia
Cuba’s leaders
The new man
The Castros unveil their successor
In Spain, the truth starts to come out about Paya ‘accident’
Breaking the Castro embargo, one tweet at a time
HAITI
Haiti’s ex-ruler ‘Baby Doc’ Duvalier attends court
MEXICO
Mexican authorities participated in civilian disappearances, report says
Pena Nieto Pushes Mexico’s Ruling Party to End Pemex Monopoly
PERU
Peru Sol Falls to Three-Month Low as Banks Buy Dollars
U.S. tourist who was missing in Peru sends greetings from military base
VENEZUELA
Isla Presidencial: Venezuelan Internet spoof on presidents attracts serious fans
‘Isla Presidencial,’ an Internet cartoon that pillories politicos, may be at a crossroads now that Venezuela’s Hugo Chávez is out of view. Here’s their Harlem Shake episode:
Venezuela: El imperio electrónico de Fidel – por Gral. Carlos Peñaloza
Speculation, Devaluation and Idiotic Policies In Venezuela
Back to court: multiple jeopardy for Leopoldo Lopez
Hugo Chavez, “battling for life”?
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Separated at birth? Or is it all in the hair?