* As part of his plan to combat corruption in law enforcement, Mexican president Felipe Calderon said that soldiers will get a retroactive 46% pay increase.
* Chilean stocks plummeted to its lowest point since a region wide stock slump in June 2006.
* Peruvian president Alan Garcia responded strongly to “outlandish” accusations by former presidential candidate Ollanta Humala.
* Did you know that the leading opposition figure to
* Some insight into the infamous 1969 “Soccer War” between
Links- International Herald Tribune, USA TODAY, Reuters, The Latin Americanist, Living in Peru, Newsday, Guardian UK
Image- CNN (Haitians enjoying carnival in 2003)
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