* Uruguay: As part of the One Laptop Per Child program all Uruguayan children in public elementary schools has his/her own Internet-ready computer.
* Peru: The country’s legislature is examining a vital reproductive rights bill that would depenalize certain forms of abortion.
* Bolivia: Could the 2500-year-old Akapana pyramid lose its World Heritage Site status due to planned restoration work?
* Cuba: Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos met with Cuban President Raul Castro and claimed that he wants to improve relations with the U.S.
Image- CNN (“A boy in Peru starts exploring all he can do on his new XO laptop.”)
Online Sources- Americas Quarterly, BBC News, AFP, Reuters
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