Latin America

• Monday, May 28th 2012 - 07:53 UTC

  How do you remove and relocate half a million hogs? Chile is trying

  

  How do you move and relocate half a million hogs? That is the challenge faced by Chilean sanitary authorities following the closure of the country’s largest pig farm forced after months of complaints from protesting neighbours about the persistent odours and infested waters.

• Monday, May 28th 2012 - 07:34 UTC

  North Ireland leaders willing to share peace experience with Colombia lawmakers

  

  North Ireland officials are willing to share their peace forging experiences with Colombia in the event of a peace process that puts an end to the decades-long armed conflict in the South American country.

• Monday, May 28th 2012 - 04:44 UTC

  Pre G20 tourism summit discussed ways to promote the industry in the Americas

  

  Public and private sector tourism leaders gathered in Mexico for the Americas Summit of the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC), a networking and discussion forum held at Riviera Maya on Mexico’s Yucatán peninsula.

• Monday, May 28th 2012 - 01:22 UTC

  Argentina thanks Bolivia for its standing support to the Malvinas sovereignty

  

  Argentine vice-president Amado Boudou publicity thanked Bolivia for its standing and unyielding support to Argentina’s claims over the Malvinas and other South Atlantic Islands.

• Monday, May 28th 2012 - 01:01 UTC

  Argentina and Brazil celebrate naming of Iguazú Falls as one of New7Wonders

  

  A huge orchestra comprising 700 children from seven Latin American countries, plus China and South Korea, played music from the soundtrack of “The Mission” as the Iguazú Falls shared by Argentina and Brazil were officially inaugurated one of the New7Wonders of Nature.

• Friday, May 25th 2012 - 02:51 UTC

  Alcohol consumption in Latin America is considerably less than in Europe and US

  

  Alcohol consumption in Latin America is low compared to Europe and the US and averages 5.5 litres of pure alcohol per year per capita, although with marked differences between countries and gender. In Europe consumption is estimated at 13 litres of pure alcohol while in the US the average in 9.8 litres.

• Friday, May 25th 2012 - 01:21 UTC

  Argentina attacks WTO and US on trade issues at OECD ministerial round

  

  In an offensive to counter recent attacks on Argentina’s restrictive trade policies, Foreign Minister Hector Timerman expressed at the World Trade Organization, WTO, his government’s concern with the current course of global negotiations which face the serious risk of abandoning the development goals agreed when the launching of the current Doha Round of negotiations back in 2001.

• Thursday, May 24th 2012 - 16:31 UTC

  Despite Peruvian government report controversy over mysterious death of dolphins continues

  

  The mystery surrounding the deaths of at least 877 dolphins in Peru deepened as the government said human activity was not to blame but failed to pinpoint a natural cause for the massive die-off.

• Thursday, May 24th 2012 - 04:59 UTC

  Peruvian president expected in Chile for historic visit, but details are pending

  

  The trip of Peruvian president Ollanta Humala to Chile next month to attend the Pacific Alliance summit is subject to an agreement on de-mining the shared border, announced on Wednesday from Lima Peruvian Foreign Minister Rafael Roncagliolo.

• Wednesday, May 23rd 2012 - 03:59 UTC

  Buenos Aires police de-activate bomb attack on former Colombian president Uribe

  

  Former Colombian president Alvaro Uribe will carry on with his activities in Argentina as planned, despite the fact a bomb was found in a Buenos Aires theatre where he is expected to give a conference, according to sources close to the event organization