Category: Regions
April 25, 2012 > Staff
Chilean Government Orders Pinochet’s Will Opened
Today in Latin America Top Story — The Chilean government will unseal the last will and testament of deceased dictator Augusto Pinochet on Wednesday in an effort to determine the size of […] Read More >
April 24, 2012 > Staff
Brazilian, Argentine Dictatorships Received Soviet Weapons During Falklands War
Today in Latin America Top Story — Brazilian newspaper O Globo reported that the Brazilian government helped ship arms from the Soviet Union to Argentina during the Falklands War between […] Read More >
April 23, 2012 > Staff
Remains Of 99 People Found In Guatemalan Mass Graves
Today in Latin America Top Story — Forensic anthropologists working at a former military outpost in Guatemala have unearthed the remains of at least 99 people who were massacred in […] Read More >
April 19, 2012 > Danny Lascano
Cuba: Waiting For The Revolution
Photographer Daniel Lascano captured the following images in Cuba from July 7-28, 2011 as he traveled from Havana to Baracoa. Lascano writes, “Cuba for me– and many Latin Americans– is […] Read More >
April 19, 2012 > Staff
Peru: Shining Path Leader Says Kidnapping Achieved Objectives
Today in Latin America Top Story — Shining Path rebel leader Martin Quispe Palomino said in a television broadcast Wednesday that the guerrilla group kidnapped 36 gas construction workers as part of […] Read More >
April 18, 2012 > Staff
Immigration: Rubio Announces Plan To Win Latino Votes For GOP
Today in Latin America Top Story — Florida Senator Marco Rubio announced that he was pulling together a conservative proposal that would allow young undocumented immigrants to remain in the United States […] Read More >
April 16, 2012 > Staff
Cuba Divides Sixth Summit Of The Americas
Today in Latin America Top Story — The Summit of the Americas in Cartagena, Colombia came to a close on Sunday without a joint declaration due to disagreement over Cuba’s […] Read More >
April 15, 2012 > Luis Henrique Vieira
Black Brazilians’ Income Doubles, But Major Disparities Persist
A recent study released by Fundação Getúlio Vargas (FGV) in Brazil shows that the income of Brazilian blacks increased over 40% between 1999 and 2009, compared to a 20% rise […] Read More >
April 13, 2012 > Staff
Haiti: Vaccination Project Launched To Fight Cholera Outbreak
Today in Latin America Top Story — Health workers in Haiti are beginning a pilot project to vaccinate rural Haitians against cholera, though the epidemic has already killed more than 7,000 […] Read More >
April 12, 2012 > Staff
Peru Declares State of Emergency, Search For Kidnapped Workers Continues
Today in Latin America Top Story — The Peruvian government declared a 60-day state of emergency in the Echarate region following the kidnapping of dozens of gas pipeline workers who […] Read More >