Latin America

Wednesday, September 9th 2009 - 10:41 UTC
Chilean wheat farmers squeezed by falling prices and rising costs

Just two years after wheat prices registered record highs, Chilean producers are finding themselves squeezed between rising costs and cheap imports.
Wednesday, September 9th 2009 - 02:51 UTC
Re-enactment of Darwin’s expedition arrives in Montevideo late October

A re-enactment of Charles Darwin global scientific expedition in the eighteen hundreds was launched on September first from Plymouth, England and should be calling in Montevideo, Uruguay at the end of October.
Wednesday, September 9th 2009 - 02:28 UTC
How did Easter Island statues obtain their red hats?

Archaeologists believe they have solved one ancient mystery surrounding the famous Easter Island statues. At 2,500 miles off the coast of Chile, the island is one of the world's most remote places inhabited by people.
Wednesday, September 9th 2009 - 00:20 UTC
Latinamerica turns to Europe, Russia and China for military hardware

Brazil's plans to buy French fighter jets confirms a trend across Latinamerica that is based in recent history and the proclivity of US lawmakers to put political restrictions on what customers can and cannot do with their purchases.
Tuesday, September 8th 2009 - 13:05 UTC
Major reshuffle in Mexico includes war on drugs, oil and agriculture

Mexican President Felipe Calderon announced Monday the resignation of Attorney General Eduardo Medina-Mora, his point-man in the offensive against drug cartels, but gave no indication that the current strategy of full confrontation with the gangs would change.
Tuesday, September 8th 2009 - 10:33 UTC
Chilean conservatives more confident of winning presidential election

Chilean conservative presidential candidate Sebastián Piñera announced Sunday he will submit a proposal to Chile's government suggesting that the voter registration period for December's presidential elections be extended by around one month.
Tuesday, September 8th 2009 - 08:39 UTC
Education gap in Latinamerica and with other regions widening

Latinamerica and the Caribbean spend three times more in arms and fuel subsidies than in the learning gap between children from low income and high income homes, a sum estimated in 14 billion US dollars, according to the president of the Inter American Development Bank, IDB, Luis Alberto Moreno.
Tuesday, September 8th 2009 - 08:21 UTC
Daily flights Buenos Aires/Ushuaia starting October

LAN Chile’s Argentine subsidiary announced an increase in flights from Buenos Aires to the Argentine port city of Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego to meet peak season demand for leisure cruises to Antarctica.
Tuesday, September 8th 2009 - 05:51 UTC
Colombian magistrate sends strong message to President Alvaro Uribe

The head of Colombia’s Constitutional court Nilson Pinilla said the country can “trust” the decision of the court, regarding the law that calls for a referendum on the re-election of President Alvaro Uribe for a third consecutive term.
Monday, September 7th 2009 - 14:42 UTC
Iran and Chavez to fight “imperialist” foes and help revolutionary nations

Iran and Venezuela plan to stand up against “imperialist” foes by strengthening bilateral cooperation on a range of issues, including nuclear power, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said over the weekend.