ARGENTINA: South America’s Most Developed Yet Volatile Economy
By Shirley Alaba - While it doesn’t guarantee the best living standards among all the countries on Earth, Argentina is one of the best, if not the best, place to live…
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Economy: Foreign direct investment reaches record high
Foreign direct investment reaches record high; trade deficit of Central American nations grew by 11.6 percent between 2011 and 2012; Andean countries to grow between 4 and 6 percent in 2013…
Indigenous issues: Leaked documents reveal Pluspetrol plan to operate in protected natural reserve
Leaked documents reveal Pluspetrol plan to operate in protected nature reserve; México: National Crusade Against Hunger; Mayan people pay tribute to Spanish priest killed 32 years ago in Guatemala Leaked documents reveal…
Colombia: Second-largest guerrilla group ‘overlooked’ by peace talks
Second-largest guerrilla group ‘overlooked’ by peace talks; Santos asks Europe to join debate on drugs; Medellín, Latin American capital of innovation.
Análisis Profundo: The struggle in Peru’s Conga
Struggles and social protests provoked by the exploitation of natural resources in the Peruvian countryside are not new. Ever since the early 1990s the Peruvian state has welcomed modern mining,…