Category: Latin America: Week in Review
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 > 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 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 >
April 11, 2012 > Staff
Costa Rican Diplomat Freed In Venezuela After Kidnapping
Today in Latin America Top Story — Kidnapped Costa Rican diplomat Guillermo Cholele was released Tuesday with a head injury but was otherwise in good health after his abduction in Caracas, Venezuela on […] Read More >
April 10, 2012 > Staff
Peru: Shining Path Rebels Capture, Then Release Gas Workers
Today in Latin America Top Story — Peru’s Shining Path rebels kidnapped at least 29 natural gas workers reportedly employed by the Swedish firm Skanska on Monday, releasing most of them […] Read More >
April 9, 2012 > Staff
Evidence Suggests Zetas & MS-13 Pact To Control Drug Trade
Today in Latin America Top Story — Guatemalan authorities say there is evidence that Mexico’s Zetas drug cartel and Central America’s Mara Salvatruchas (MS-13) have formed a pact to control drug-trafficking routes […] Read More >
April 6, 2012 > Staff
Victor Bout, AKA ‘Merchant of Death’, Gets 25 Year Sentence
Today in Latin America Top Story — Russian arms dealer Victor Bout, known as the “Merchant of Death”, was sentenced Thursday to 25 years in prison after he was caught in […] Read More >