Daily Headlines: October 6, 2011

* Peru: The Nazca lines in the desert of southern Peru are under risk due to “poorly managed tourism” according to a report released yesterday.

* Puerto Rico: Gov. Luis Fortuno submitted a proposal outlining a two-part referendum that could help decide the island’s political status.

* Britain: British Home Secretary Theresa May has come under fire after mistakenly claiming that a Bolivian man avoided deportation from England due to his pet cat.

* El Salvador: Archeologists found an ancient Mayan road in El Salvador similar to those previously uncovered on Mexico’s Yucatan area.

Image – Flickr via user ikerender

Online Sources- Reuters, ABC News, BBC News, UPI

Daily Headlines: April 25, 2008

* Mexico: Congrats to Guillermo del Toro who was picked by Peter Jackson to direct a pair of future “Hobbit” prequels.

* Brazil: A Brazilian drug firm and nonprofit group have united to develop a new malaria treatment that is expected to be distributed throughout Latin America and Southeast Asia.

*Guatemala: “TV Maya” recently launched in Guatemala with the aim of promoting indigenous Mayan culture.

* Cuba: The island’s state-run telephone firm said that over 7400 new cell phone accounts were established in the first 10 days Cubans were allowed access to the service.

Image- Los Angeles Times (“Guillermo del Toro will take on the future "Hobbit' prequels, while Peter Jackson is still basking in the success of the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy. Jackson and New Line handpicked Del Toro.”)

Sources- PR.inside.com, The Latin Americanist, Reuters, Voice of America