Modern Latin American History course for New College of Florida. Our resource for current issues pertaining to Latin American culture, politics, society, education, government, etc...
http://www.hondurasnews.com/2010/04/24/fake-nurse-kills-patient-in-san-pedro-hospital/ This happened in Pedro de Sula, where there has been 3 murders of journalists in the past month. This article...
Thanks to the country's close proximity to the US, Mexico has seen a rise in obesity. It now rates 4th in fattest countries in the world, after it's northern neighbor. Most of the problem is in ...
Earlier this week, dozens of armed men raided two hotels in the center of Monterrey, the industrial capital or Mexico, early Wednesday morning, hauling away four guests and as many as three staff m...
From the Tico Times, April 29th "Protests set for San Jose, San Ramon, La Garita, Liberia and Jaco" http://www.ticotimes.net/daily.htm#story1 Protests are scheduled in cities all over Costa Rica...
The the reuters.com, April 27th "Costa Rica gold mine stalled by environmental claims" http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN2614311620100426?type=marketsNews In 2008 environmental groups in Costa...
April 29: Lula da Silva was rated Time Magazine's "Most Influential of the Year" in the category of "World Leaders," for his persistence in leading Brazil towards a more egalitarian economic struc...
April 27: Brazilian economists believe it is crucial for the Central Bank to raise interest rates dramatically in 2010 due to unprecedented economic growth to maintain market equilibrium during an...
April 27: In a visit to Brasilia, Iranian foreign minister Celso Amorim proposed to the Brazilian government efforts to strengthen intergovernmental ties to improve relations among the two nation...
http://www.nydailynews.com/tech_guide/2010/04/28/2010-04-28_venezuelas_hugo_chavez_tweets_for_the_first_time_vows_to_beat_oppositions_twitte.html
http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20100428-715168.html?mod=WSJ_World_MIDDLEHeadlinesAmericas http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN2816859420100428?type=marketsNews
UPDATE: Apparently, 4,000 kg of cocaine hydrochloride is worth more than $320 million in the U.S. market. The articles were unclear as to whether it was four tonnes of pure cocaine or four tonnes T...
http://www.hondurasweekly.com/press-releases/Monsanto-Provides-Job-Skills-for-Poor-Teens-in-Honduras.html The Monsanto Fund has approved a major grant to provide job-skills training through Childre...
