* U.S.: Could Nobel prize for literature judge Horace Engdahl’s rant against U.S. authors hurt Junot Diaz’ odds of winning the prestigious prize?
* Ecuador: Brazilian construction firm Odebrecht has reached a deal with the Ecuadorian government over the state of a hydroelectric plant.
* Paraguay: President Fernando Lugo talks land reform, foreign policy, and liberation theology in this great interview last week on “Democracy Now!”
* Costa Rica: Costa Rica could join the Central American Free Trade Agreement before the end of the year now that their deadline got extended.
Image- Time Out New York
Sources- Democracy Now, Voice of America, Guardian UK, IHT, The Latin Americanist
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