* Congratulations to Calle 13, Pepe Aguilar, Juan Luis Guerra, and Los Tigres Del Norte (image) who were among the winners in last night’s 50th Annual Grammy Awards.
* 2007: Uruguay and Argentina argued over the construction of a paper mill being built along the border.
2008: Those two countries may clash over the construction of a new port.
* Could global warming be to blame for torrential rains and floods in Bolivia?
* Colombia’s FARC guerillas are going to release three more hostages according to Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez.
* Follow-up: The Brazilian government has submitted a new list of “safe” farms in order to convince the European Union to drop their ban on Brazilian beef.
Sources- Associated Press, The Latin Americanist, Mercopress, CNN, Bloomberg, Radio Netherlands Worldwide
Image- New York Times (“Jorge Hernández of the Mexican-American band Los Tigres del Norte in the PBS documentary “Al Otro Lado (To the Other Side).”)
1 comment:
Erwin, just want to say that i love reading your blog! yours and Costa Rica HQ are my two favorites that i check daily. Keep up the great work!
Rob
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