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CUBA -  CUBA WILL REQUIRE MEDICAL INSURANCE OF ALL VISITORS

COLOMBIA, VENEZUELA - Mediator sees progress in Venezuela, Colombia spat (Reuters)

CUBA - A Good Old Age in Old Havana

LATIN AMERICA - Women's Rights Laws - Where's the Enforcement?

MEXICO, CANADA - Canada Moves to Oversee Mining Firms

MEXICO - Legion of Christ Scandal Escalates

CHILE - In Pinochet's shadow

LATIN AMERICA - LATIN UNASUR BLOC MEETING AGAINST DRUG TRAFFICKING

ECUADOR, IRAN -  Ecuador's VP in Iran for talks

PERU - Peru's Oscar film | Dogwoof Film

ARGENTINA - Magnitude 4.6 - SALTA, ARGENTINA

BRAZIL - Brazil sentences Italian extremist in extradition row

CUBA - Cuban hunger striker vows to go until he dies

VIRGIN ISLANDS, US - Police: USVI senator tried to strangle girlfriend

MEXICO - Ambush kills 2 Mexican federal police, wounds 3

VENEZUELA - Venezuela telecom agency rejects anti-Chavez TV

CHILE - Doctors warn of health threat from Chile wreckage

COSTA RICA - 4.4 EARTHQUAKE REGISTERED IN COSTA RICA

COSTA RICA - Costa Rica Hams to pay up to $150.00 per license

MEXICO - Red Cross is latest victim of Mexican drug war

MEXICO - Author: Prohibition Turned Juarez into Sin City for Texans

PERU -  Riots break out in Piura, Peru after government tries to relocate vendors

COLOMBIA - Authorities defuse FARC bomb in Arauca

MEXICO, US - Footage from camera ressembles missing Fallbrook family from California

FALKLAND ISLANDS - EU stays clear of Falkland Islands oil dispute

VENEZUELA - Venezuela Strengthens National Health System, Marks Advance in Fight Against MALARIA, DENGUE, CHAGAS ...

ARGENTINA - Man Builds House With 6 Million Beer Bottles In Argentina (VIDEO)

ECUADOR - Ecuador sees no need for OPEC output cut

CHILE  - Chile Scientists: Earthquake Had Been Brewing For 170 Years

ECUADOR - Educators to meet in Ecuador

LATIN AMERICA - Latin American crime subject of conference

PERU - Streets of Lima: Peruvians Understand the Value of Money, do you?

ARGENTINA - Argentina's Biofuel Mandate | BiofuelsWatch.com

ARGENTINA - Thieves steal from a private school when pupils are in class

ARGENTINA - New cars registration up 8% in February

LATIN AMERICA - China Continues Strong Investment In Latin America’s Natural Resources

CHILE - ‘Not All of Chile Is Like The Images In The Media’

PERU - Peru to install satellite tsunami warning system to predict lethal waves after quake

PERU - Peru remittances reached record of US$648 million in 4Q 2009

PERU - Tours to Paracas' Ballestas Islands operating normally
Operators denied information published by media

PERU, US -  Hillary Clinton’s visit to Peru expected to create investment opportunities

CHILE - Strong 6.3 quake strikes northern Chile; three days national mourning

HONDURAS - Honduras Plagued by Ongoing Violence

LATIN AMERICA - Latin American Remittances To Stabilize In 2010 - IDB Report

MEXICO - War in Tamaulipas–The Petro Threat

VENEZUELA - Chávez's govn't has built one dam

VENEZUELA - Pdvsa refinery in Curacao might close for some weeks

VENEZUELA - Icsid rules against Cemex bid related to Venezuelan expropriations

VENEZUELA - Demagoguing the FARC-ETA Case

HONDURAS - Gold Fever: Artisanal and Industrial Extraction in the Nicaraguan Mining Triangle

URUGUAY - Celebrating Compromises in Uruguay: José Mujica Inaugurated as President

BRAZIL - Lula’s Anointed Candidate Gains in Brazil

COLOMBIA - Without Uribe, Santos Leads in Colombia

CHILE - Chilean Government Asks Public To Give Way To Aid Delivery

VENEZUELA - Venezuela PSUV to Make Pact with Allied Organizations

GUATEMALA - All Guatemalan Regions Improve Illiteracy Rates

EL SALVADOR - Deaths Rise from Diarrhea in El Salvador

NICARAGUA - Nicaragua to Build Largest Hydroelectric

CENTRAL AMERICA - Central American Ministers Meet In Panama To Discuss Human Settlements

COSTA RICA - Credit Card Interest Rates Run From 20% to 54% Annually

COSTA RICA - Supermarkets in Costa Rica Gear Up For Semana Santa

COSTA RICA - Chinchilla Inauguration To Take Place In The Sabana Park

COSTA RICA - "Romeria", Costa Rica's Annual Pilgrimage Goes Viral

COSTA RICA, US - Clinton In Costa Rica Says US Wants Better Ties With Latin America

FALKLAND ISLANDS - Special Relationship now seems very one-sided

ECUADOR - Ecuador Sees Ruling In Occidental Case In Second Half Of Year

ARGENTINA - Argentina Pres. vows to push on with reserve plan

HAITI - Malaria in Haiti: CDC Guidance and Information

ARGENTINA - 'War is excluded from horizon,' says Argentina - Americas, World ...

CHILE, COLOMBIA, PERU - Colombia, Peru, Chile Start Moves To Integrate Stock Markets

BRAZIL - Brazil Faces Its Post-Lula Future

ARGENTINA - Magnitude 5.1 - MENDOZA, ARGENTINA

ARGENTINA - Policeman killed in clash with hooligans

PERU - Puma Kills 7-Year-Old In Peru, Zoo Blames Parents (VIDEO)

PERU - Peru: New Floods in Cusco Region

ECUADOR, PERU - Over 70 Peruvian enterprises for trade mission to Ecuador

ECUADOR - Democracy and Immigrants in Ecuador

MEXICO, US - All Eyes on US-Mexico Border Deal

BRAZIL - Brazil as an Emerging Power: The View from the United States

BOLIVIA - BOLIVIA READY TO FORM LITHIUM COMPANY

BOLIVIA - Bolivia accuses US of using drug fight to subdue L.American govnts

CUBA - Cuba, the corporate media and the suicide of Orlando Zapata Tamayo

BRAZIL - Ring the Alarm: Brazil's Prison System in Serious Trouble

BRAZIL - Brazil Quarantines Cruise Ship Over Food Poisoning

ARGENTINA - Leptospirosis, fatal

ECUADOR - FALSE ALARM SPREADS VIA SOCIAL MEDIA ALERTING TO EARTHQUAKE IN GUAYAQUIL

ARGENTINA - ARGENTINA
Aires that provides pirated and counterfeit merchandise to retailers and re- sellers from Argentina and neighboring countries

MEXICO - Mayors' release a setback in Mexican drug war

ARGENTINA - Argentina's Kirchner loses Senate majority

CUBA - Cuban Films to Compete in Guadalajara Festival

CHILE - Chile earthquake: Residents wait for aid in tsumani-hit coastal towns

ARGENTINA - Police officer shot during fight between fans

HAITI, CHILE - Haiti family survives 2 big quakes in 2 months as Chile proves no refuge from chaos back home

BRAZIL - Lula Now Has to Decide Whether This Italian is a Freedom Fighter or a Murder

BRAZIL - Brazilian Government's Portal Promises a Lot But Is Off to a Slow Start

COLOMBIA - $100,000 reward in hunt for FARC hostage

COLOMBIA - Colombia lacks women in government

COLOMBIA - New investigation into Montoya's paramilitary ties

COLOMBIA - Bogota mayor calls in army to confront bus strike chaos

CUBA - Strong Winds Cause Sea Water To Flood Havana

PERU - Peru Launches Seismic Prevention Plan

GUATEMALA - Organized Crime Infiltrates Guatemala Police

BOLIVIA - Bolivia Accuses U.S. Of Using Drug Fight To Subdue Latin American Governments

EL SALVADOR - Salvador Investor Ushers Cleantech Start-Ups To Latin America

CENTRAL AMERICA - Central America, EU To Discuss Migration, Trade

COSTA RICA - Dog Festival On Sunday

COSTA RICA - NASA Develops Mission In Costa Rica

COSTA RICA - 400.000 Drivers With Expired Licenses Mob Driving Centres

COSTA RICA - Minister Arias Blames PLN For Reversal On Point System

CHILE - Cost of Rebuilding Still Unclear

CUBA -  Subdued Response to Cuban Dissident's Death

 

MEXICO, US - US to ban some Mexican shrimp imports

CHILE - Fearing tsunamis in Chile, hundreds hide in hills

GUATEMALA - Guatemala arrests show drug corruption to the core

BRAZIL - Brazil rebuffs US, says it will go own way on Iran

CHILE - Chile military delivers but first helps its own

VENEZUELA - Chavez denies links with Spain's ETA, FARC rebels

CHILE - US seeks American citizens in Chile quake zone 700-1200 EXPECTED TO BE IN THE EARTHQUAKE ZONE

COLOMBIA - Is there life after Uribe?

COLOMBIA, UK - UK MPs: 'Duty' to help Colombia tackle cocaine trade

VENEZUELA - Informal sector up 43.5 percent

PARAGUAY, VENEZUELA - Paraguayan opposition reports corruption around Venezuelan donation

VENEZUELA - Ternium receives payment for nationalization of Sidor

VENEZUELA - Pdvsa's refinery in Curacao remains shut

MEXICO - Warden Message: Mexico's Nuevo Laredo Gun Battles Continue, Caution Urged

HAITI - Warden Message: Haiti U.S. Embassy Recovery and Repatriation Concludes March 31

BOLIVIA - Warden Message: Bolivia Nationwide Transportation Strike

CHILE - Chilean survivors arm selves against looters

CHILE - Pleas for calm amid Chile rubble

BRAZIL - Brazil's Lula urges Iran caution

ECUADOR - Ecuador: Middle East is another destination for the banana

ARGENTINA - Magnitude 5.2 - SAN JUAN, ARGENTINA

MEXICO - Report: Marijuana cultivation in Mexico rises

PERU - Peruvian goverment evacuates stranded citizens from quake-hit Chile

PERU - Peru suspends anchovy fishing between Atico and Matarani in Arequipa

PERU - Peru’s fishery products to enter EU market duty free

MEXICO - Two Videos and Breaking News from the Narcoguerra Frontera Norte

BRAZIL - Brazil Faces Its Post-Lula Future

HAITI - A Future for Agriculture, A Future for Haiti

URUGUAY - Uruguay’s Vázquez Leaves with Solid Rating

HONDURAS - Honduras Government Not Recognized By Argentina And That Worries U.S.

BOLIVIA - Bolivian President Donates Half Pay to Victims

NICARAGUA - Nicaraguan Economic Output Fell 2.2% in December From Year Ago

COSTA RICA - Tinted Rear Windows Head The List Of Traffic Fines

COSTA RICA - Point System Eliminated From New Traffic Law

MEXICO - Journalists question decision by prosecutors to close investigation into reporters dissapearance

HONDURAS - Politicians and media urged not to try to exploit journalist’s murder

CHILE - Concepción Mayor: Government Made Crisis Worse

CHILE - Security And Aid Efforts Slowly Make Their Way To Chile’s South

COLOMBIA - Topless trio draws crowds in pier protest

COLOMBIA - 18 Congress candidates implicated in parapolitics and FARC activity

COLOMBIA - 300 gang members arrested in 2010: Police

PERU - Doctors in Peru battle increasingly drug-resistant TB - GOOD ARTICLE

ECUADOR, PERU - Human rights cases in Ecuador, Peru investigated

CHILE - Latin American Aid Pours into Quake-hit Chile

NICARAGUA - TRAVEL ADVICE FROM UK GOVERNMENT

GUATEMALA - EX GUATEMALAN PRESIDENT TRANSFERRED TO JAIL FROM HOSPITAL

COSTA RICA - TRAVEL ADVICE FROM UK GOVERNMENT

PERU - Friends die in Peru rafting tragedy - FROM AUSTRALIA

FALKLAND ISLANDS - Falklands will be fully defended, Harman tells MPs

BRAZIL, IRAN, US - Clinton seeks to press Brazil on Iran

ECUADOR - The Death of Edgar Tovar and FARC's Cocaine Pipeline

ECUADOR, URUGUAY - Uruguay, Ecuador to exchange fuels

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Venezuela - 2 employees of closed Venezuelan bank detained

ECUADOR - Ecuador Seeks Support for Environmental Initiative

GUATEMALA - Guatemala's Mickey Mouse version of Plan Merida

CHILE - Chile Looting Eases as Aftershocks Persist

COLOMBIA - Why is Colombia such a violent society?

COLOMBIA - ELN wants LatAm countries involved in peace process

VENEZUELA - Polling firm: 54 percent of Venezuelans distrust Chávez

VENEZUELA - Informal sector up 43.5 percent in January because of recession

VENEZUELA - Venezuelan economists expect recession to get worse

VENEZUELA - Moratinos speaks with Chávez about alleged ETA-FARC alliance

GUATEMALA - Guatemalan police chief, drug czar detained

ARGENTINA, US - Why Clinton won't take Argentina's side

CHILE - CHILEAN 12 YEAR OLD GIRL SAVES HUNDREDS IN CHILE EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMI

BOLIVIA - Cash for Checkups to Slash Maternal Deaths

CHILE - First Woman President Scores Points on Gender Front

ECUADOR - Ecuador Halts Spread of River Blindness

PERU - PERU: Relocating Entire Villages for Mines, Dams

PERU - Peru town abandons coca fields

PERU - Arequipa to host the world's highest marathon

PERU - Two minor earthquakes struck Peru's coast and jungle

PERU - Over 8 million students begin school year in Peru

CHILE - TRAVEL UPDATE UK GOVERNMENT

BRAZIL - Euroconte Global Gap certified again

CHILE - Chilean fresh fruit industry assesses impact of earthquake

MEXICO, US - Who's creating US jobs? Mexicans.

BRAZIL - Brazil Leans on South America to Adopt Its Digital TV Standard

CHILE - Chile Registers 8 Aftershocks Over 5 Degrees on Monday

ARGENTINA, UK - Argentine President Urges Britain To Discuss Falklands Issue

NICARAGUA - Power Plant Fire Keeps Nicaragua's Cord Island In The Dark

CENTRAL AMERICA - Drought Worsens Food Deficit in Central America

COSTA RICA - Experts Study Climate Change in Panama

COSTA RICA - Man Carrying us$250,000 Arrested At San José Airport

COSTA RICA - Irazú Volcano Panics Residents With 9 Tremors Monday Night

COSTA RICA - More Than 300 Fines In San José In First Day Of New Traffic Law

COSTA RICA - Laura Is Officially Declared President

PERU - Five Dead in Floods in Peru

PERU - El Nińo throws a tantrum - WEATHER CONDITIONS/RISKS

CHILE - Battle zone: looters raid quake-hit Chile

LATIN AMERICA, RUSSIA - 'Russian Mafia' Abroad Now Numbers 300000, Moscow Journal s Says

PERU, CHINA - PERU-CHINA: Extradition to Death Row

LATIN AMERICA - Briefing on Release of the 2010 International Narcotics Control Strategy ...

MEXICO -  Get Shorty: Mexico still searching for 'El Chapo', the 5ft 6in drugs lord

PERU -  UT students stranded in Peru by earthquake return to Knoxville

ECUADOR - Studying life in Ecuador - One academic has spent 30 years following – and sharing – the life of a poor community in Ecuador

LATIN AMERICA, US - IMPACT: Drug gangs taking over US public lands

LATIN AMERICA - Chagas disease surveillance focuses on palms, undercover bugs

FALKLAND ISLANDS - Clinton Urges Talks on the Falkland Islands

GUATEMALA - Killer Coke Campaign: The PR Nightmare That Won't Go Away

GUATEMALA - Guatemalan Teachers to Get 10% Raise

CHILE - Quake stops production for biggest Chile winemaker

MEXICO, US - Legal changes in Mexico could help US

PERU - Peru to send 15 tons humanitarian aid to Chile

GUATEMALA - Guatemala fires minister for alleged corruption

ARGENTINA - Magnitude 5.3 NEUQUEN ARGENTINA

GUATEMALA - Five shot dead in Guatemala brothel

ECUADOR - Chevron, plaintiffs seek gains as verdict nears

COLOMBIA - Colombia's stock market rises after Uribe re-election ban

VENEZUELA, US - US criticizes Venezuela for failing to fight guerrillas

COLOMBIA, US - Uribe meets with Clinton and expresses hope on FTA approval

COLOMBIA - Bogota transit strike to expand on Tuesday

BRAZIL - Brazil's Catholic Church Sues Columbia Pictures For Destroying Jesus Statue In 2012... In Violation Of Its Copyright

MEXICO - Captive beauty - prison beauty contest in MEXICO

ARGENTINA - Baby girl survives after being shot in the chest in parents' 'global warming suicide pact'

ARGENTINA - Argentina Pres Withdraws Reserves Foreign-Debt Payment Plan

MEXICO - Walmex Growth Despite Mexico Crisis

ECUADOR - Ecuador's 2009 Exports To Andean Countries Fall 33%

BRAZIL - This Brazilian's Cattle Horns Jewels Became a Hit in the US and Europe

BRAZIL - FAO Sees Brazil Still as Main Global Exporter of Beef and Chicken in 10 Years

BRAZIL - Brazil Finds 65 Million Barrels of Oil, Mostly Light, Off Rio's Coast

BRAZIL -  Brazil Baby Dies As Doctors Fight, Reports Claim

BOLIVIA - Bolivia Pushing Coca That's Good For You

BOLIVIA - Bolivia oil industry held back by state meddling

CHILE - Dusk to dawn curfew imposed as Chile's looters run wild

COLOMBIA - Conflict stops 1,000 Cordoba students from returning to school

COLOMBIA -  Bus strike brings Bogota to a standstill

CARIBBEAN - Cruise line: 350 sick aboard ship in Caribbean

CHILE - Chile Earthquake Search Results Poisoned with Malicious Links

VENEZUELA - Chavez: US to Torpedo Regional Unity

VENEZUELA, SPAIN - Spain accuses Venezuela of FARC, ETA ties

MEXICO, US - All Eyes on US-Mexico Border Deal

GUATEMALA - Guatemalan World Coffee Conference Starts

PANAMA - Panama President Prepares New World Tour

COSTA RICA - The COMMANDMENTS Of The New Ley de Tránsito

COSTA RICA - Free Disposal Of Old Tires To Fight Dengue

COSTA RICA - Costa Rica Wakes Up To Two New Impacting Laws

COSTA RICA - Tránsitos MUST Apply New Traffic Law

COSTA RICA - Small Farms May Be Better For Tropical Forests Than Intensive Agriculture

PERU - Two minor earthquakes struck Peru's coast and jungle

LATIN AMERICA - Drug Surveillance Drones Frequent Flyers in Latin America

ARGENTINA - Resisting Mining: Brutal Repression and Uprising in Argentina

LATIN AMERICA - Prison Violence and Security in Latin America

PERU - Peruvian State Protects Mining Company Instead of Citizens: Interview with Mario Tabra Guerrero

HONDURAS - Honduras Palm Oil Plantations: Sustainable Development Facade

HAITI - Haiti: Private Contractors 'Like Vultures Coming to Grab the Loot'

COLOMBIA - Government implicated in phone-tapping as pressure on media (...)

HAITI - Media ruins (video)

LATIN AMERICA - Latin America takes steps against criminal defamation

COLOMBIA - Colombia agrees to Venezuela talks

COLOMBIA - Colombia's Pacific coast not affected by Chile earthquake

COLOMBIA - Uribe receives tens of thousands of sad messages

COLOMBIA - Army sends reinforcements to Cauca to counter FARC attacks

HAITI - Rain triggers deadly Haiti floods

CHILE - Two UK couples 'missing' in Chile following earthquake

CHILE - Concerns around supply in top producer Chile, devastated by an 8.8 earthquake boosted prices of the metal.

CHILE - International aid starts to arrive in quake-hit Chile

PERU - Peru's free trade pact with China to boost exports: commerce minister

MEXICO, US -  US, Mexico agree to cooperate in border drug war

GUATEMALA - At Least 17 Die in 2 Highway Accidents in Guatemala

MEXICO - Several Shootings in Ciudad Juarez Leave at Least 8 Dead

MEXICO, US - Drug war clashes between Gulf cartel, Zetas may escalate, could affect North Texas

PERU - Peru offers construction material to aid Chile

PANAMA - Castańeda, Fujimori Lead Presidential Race in Peru

PANAMA - Panama’s Martinelli Sees Sharp Drop in Support

FALKLAND ISLANDS - Weston: I would still fight Argentina

PERU - PLANE SAFETY NAZCA LINES - PERU

ECUADOR - INDIGENOUS LEADERS CALL FOR "UPRISING" IN ECUADOR

ARGENTINA - Argentina's president to meet Hillary Clinton over Falkland Islands row

ARGENTINA - Rising Tensions over Falkland Islands between Argentina and Britain

ARGENTINA - Magnitude 5.0 - MENDOZA, ARGENTINA

ECUADOR - EARTHQUAKE MEASURING 5.26 ON RICHTER SCALE, ECUADOR

PERU - Daily: Majority of Planes at Peru Airport Have Technical Problems

PERU - Fujimori attends daughter's wedding in Peru prison

CHILE - Chilean Red Cross Reports 500000 Homes Damaged; Death Toll Rises Past 700

CHILE - Copper May Advance as Chile Earthquake Cuts Power, Halts Mines

BOLIVIA - US protects Bolivian terrorist

BOLIVIA - Bolivian women rise up

BOLIVIA - The government is planning the first wind farm in Bolivia

CHILE - As Chile’s Monster Earthquake Strikes Near Concepción, the International Community is Asking Where and When Will Climate Migration in Latin America Produce the Next Flood of Refugees to the North

MEXICO - Escalating Drug Violence Rooted in Northern Demand

MEXICO - Ecological Smoke from Fuel Efficient Stoves

PERU, CHILE - Brigades and three planes of Peru are ready to travel to Chile, says chancellor

PERU - Salazar Minister launches campaign "No to bribes"

PERU - FTA with China will open up "huge opportunities" for Peruvian exports, says Perez

ECUADOR - Acquired Taste CHICHA

ECUADOR - Ecuadorian Indians Call for “Uprising” against Government

CHILE - 2 Million Displaced After Chile Quake

MEXICO - Third suspect detained over party shooting

ARGENTINA - Argentine gov't will try to use law to tap reserves-rpt

ARGENTINA - Argentina feels quake tremors; no injuries reported

ARGENTINA - Powerful quake strikes Argentina

ARGENTINA, US - US House approves sharing spy files on Argentina

ARGENTINA - Argentina drills into BHP oil bid

LATIN AMERICA - Associate dean dispels Latin American myths

LATIN AMERICA - Mexican Senator Proposes Latin American Commercial Block

LATIN AMERICA - World First: Largest Ever Gay Market Research Study to Launch in 14 Countries

VENEZUELA - The further reaches of Chavista incompetence in financial matters touches...

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