* Peru: Could the 2016 Summer Olympics be held in Peru?
* Cuba: New York Daily News columnist Albor Ruiz finds it “funny” that the White House recently permitted cell phones to be sent to Cuba while the trade embargo remains unchanged.
* Mexico: The government promised to send over $40 million to clean the “sewage-stained beaches” in the resort city of Acapulco.
* Chile: The country’s gross domestic product appears to be growing at its slowest pace since 2003.
Image- The Age (Image of U.S. sprinters Tommie Smith and John Carlos protesting racism during the last Olympics held in Latin America – Mexico City 1968.)
Sources- Bloomberg, Guardian UK, New York Daily News, The Latin Americanist, Living in Peru
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