Per capita incomes throughout Latin America currently lag behind first world nations; however, that hasn’t always been the case. Argentina, for example, counted itself as one of the wealthiest nations in the world at the turn of the 20th century. Today certain nations provide a demonstrably higher standard of living in the region due to…
On Sunday, January the 8th, the US State Department declared a Venezuelan diplomat to be persona non grata. Livia Acosta Noguera has represented Venezuela in Miami since early 2011, and has been implicated by US representatives in expressing an interest in Mexican hacking organizations to infiltrate and disrupt US interest. According to a report by the Spanish language channel Univision she…
Initiated in 2004 under the George Bush administration, the United States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement (CTPA) was signed into law in October 12, 2011 under pressure largely from conservative politicians in the US government. US Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL), in particular has condemned the pace with which the Obama administration moved forward with the agreement, and suggested that US trade with…
Last week, the president of Argentina had been diagnosed with thyroid cancer, and underwent surgery. Now officials are indicating that, rather than cancer, Cristina Fernández had a benign tumor. Recently, the heavy handed progressive president of Venezuela, Hugo Chávez, had suggested that the United States of America may have developed technology to induce cancer in their political…
Argentina is known regionally and internationally for its beef. Its Gauchos are famous as South American cousins to the famous American cowboy. Due to increasing demands on limited water resources in Saudi Arabia, Almarai Co. has moved forward with intentions to purchase 30,000 acres of Argentine farmland, just before new regulations by newly elected President Cristina Fernández.…
After the United States, China is Colombia’s second largest trade partner. In order to facilitate and foster trade between China, Colombia, and gobal partners, China has been in discussions with Colombia to initiate a “dry canal” which would connect trade from the Pacific to the Atlantic by way of a rail line. A new city…
As one of the most recognizable natural landmarks in South America, Cuernos del Paine is a distinct mountain range located within the Torres del Paine National Park in southern Chile’s Patagonia region. The stark contrast of the range’s dramatic elevation against the surrounding landscape is comparable to the Grand Tetons of the western United States.…
On Wednesday, the president of Venezuela suggested that the United States of America may have developed technology to induce cancer in their political opponents, including himself. Hugo Chavez, long known for inflammatory rabble-rousing rhetoric against the West, suggested he would not be surprised if it was discovered in 50 years that the US caused the…
Moving from seventh to sixth globally, Brazil has now passed Britain’s economy in terms of nominal GDP. Brazil’s industrial sector accounts for nearly 30% of total GDP, and the country became self sufficient of oil 2006.
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