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Latin America · January, 2009
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Stories about Latin America from January, 2009

31 January 2009

Best Blogs Brazil: Winners by jury, public and hacker votes

Who won the Best Blogs Brazil 2008? Specialists and the public went to the polls and the winners were announced at Campus Party last week. The competition, which did not...

30 January 2009

29 January 2009

Paraguay: English Words in Advertising

Written by Eduardo Avila · Quick Reads · Paraguay

Colombia: Ex-Mayor Sentenced for Ordering the Murder of Journalist

Written by Eduardo Avila · Quick Reads · Colombia

Cuba: Raul in Russia

Written by Janine Mendes-Franco · Quick Reads · Eastern & Central Europe

Cuba: Human Rights & Political Prisoners

Written by Janine Mendes-Franco · Quick Reads · Cuba

Brazil: Obama present in Rio Carnival

Written by Paula Góes · Quick Reads · Brazil

Colombia: President Uribe's Prospects for Re-Election

Written by Eduardo Avila · Quick Reads · Colombia

28 January 2009

Peru: Interview with Juan Arellano

Written by Eduardo Avila · Quick Reads · Peru

Colombia: Against Bullfighting in Medellín

Written by Eduardo Avila · Quick Reads · Colombia

Bolivia: Child Labor a Question of Culture?

Written by Eduardo Avila · Quick Reads · Bolivia

Bolivia: Under-20 Football Team Loses Yet Again

Written by Eduardo Avila · Quick Reads · Bolivia

Mexico: Startling Discovery in Tijuana

Written by Eduardo Avila · Quick Reads · Mexico

27 January 2009

Brazil: Extradition refusal threatens relations with Italy

Written by Paula Góes · Brazil

The Brazilian government calls Cesare Battisti a political activist. For the Italian government, the writer is a convicted terrorist. The controversial decision of the Brazilian government to guarantee political refugee...

Peru: Police Officers Killed in Pómac Forest Reserve

Written by Juan Arellano · Peru

Three police officers, who were following a court order, were killed when they attempted to remove peasant families that had been illegally occupying lands in the Pómac Forest Reserve in...

Cuba: Political Prisoners

Written by Janine Mendes-Franco · Quick Reads · Cuba

26 January 2009

Guatemala: Experiences in Birdwatching

Written by Renata Avila · Guatemala

Guatemala is a major destination for birdwatchers from around the world. The number of species of birds in the country's diverse habitats is more than 700. Many of these birdwatchers...