* Cuba: While visiting Cuba, New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson called for the Obama administration to do more to improve ties with the island and also backed musician Juanes’ plans for a Havana peace concert next month.* Nicaragua: On a related note, a group of graduating Nicaraguan med students received a congratulatory phone call from Fidel Castro.
* Mexico: Hurricane Jimena may become a “major” hurricane by the time it hits Mexico’s Pacific coast but will it be enough to combat the country’s water woes?
* Dominican Republic: Despite the global economic woes officials claim that tourism rates in the Dominican Republic will go up this year.
* Peru: Villagers in the southern Peruvian town of Ayacucho commemorated the 25th anniversary of the massacre of 92 people at the hands of army soldiers.
* Colombia: The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights will be part of the investigation into the deaths of twelve indigenous Awa last Wednesday.
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Online Sources- CNN, Reuters, Bloomberg, The Latin Americanist, LAHT, AP, Dominican TODAY
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