Latin America

• Tuesday, October 5th 2010 - 03:03 UTC

  Rift widens as Chile hands letter of complaint to Argentine ambassador

  

  The differences between Chile and Argentina with regards to the ex guerrilla fighter Sergio Galvarino Apablaza Guerra's situation were clearly marked during the meeting between Chile's Foreign Minister, Alfredo Moreno, and Argentine Ambassador to Chile Ginés Gonzáles García.

• Tuesday, October 5th 2010 - 02:59 UTC

  Indigenous group protests blamed for dip in tourism on Chile’s Easter Islands

  

  Due to the on-going land disputes by indigenous Rapa Nui groups, tourism activity has decreased on Chile’s Easter Island, said Edgar Hereveri, vice president of the island’s chamber of tourism.

• Tuesday, October 5th 2010 - 00:04 UTC

  Argentine Law Protecting Glaciers will not affect mine project says Barrick Gold

  

  Argentina recently passed an initiative to protect glacier sites, restricting mining activity in glacial regions, particularly along the Andes Mountain and its 3,100-mile border with Chile.

• Monday, October 4th 2010 - 01:38 UTC

  Vargas Llosa warns Venezuelan opposition “not to hail victory”

  

  President Hugo Chavez defeat in the recent legislative elections is “more significant than what numbers indicate”, but the Venezuelan opposition must not hail victory or feel satisfied with such an excellent result, according to Mario Vargas Llosa.

• Monday, October 4th 2010 - 01:35 UTC

  Bolivia’s Morales accuses Washington of encouraging “failed coup in Ecuador”

  

  Bolivian president Evo Morales said that during the current decade United States intervened in four attempted coups against democratic governments in Latin America, but was only able to win in Honduras.

• Monday, October 4th 2010 - 01:26 UTC

  Ecuadorean president backs off from dissolving Congress

  

  Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa has backed off the idea of dissolving Congress and ruling by decree and plans to revise an austerity law that triggered a bloody police revolt, a government minister said.

• Monday, October 4th 2010 - 01:21 UTC

  President Chavez announces nationalization of Lord Vestey’s farms, “now!”

  

  Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez announced Sunday the nationalization of farms and cattle herds belonging to the local affiliate of British tycoon Lord Vestey’s group which also had interests in several other South American countries linked to the meat industry.

• Monday, October 4th 2010 - 00:41 UTC

  Chile/Argentina bilateral relations sailing into rough waters

  

  The Argentine/Chilean bilateral relationship could be sailing into rough waters following reports in the Chilean press about the terms used by Buenos Aires to justify the non extradition of a former guerrilla Galvarino Apablaza Guerra accused of killing a Chilean senator in democracy.

• Saturday, October 2nd 2010 - 06:10 UTC

  Chilean Senate approves reforms to controversial anti-terrorism law

  

  Senate passed new reforms to the controversial anti-terrorism law this week, but they were not enough to end the Mapuche hunger strike, which enters its 82nd day today Friday.

• Saturday, October 2nd 2010 - 06:07 UTC

  Chilean government copper related income estimated to double this year

  

  The Chilean government could see its copper-related income nearly double this year, according to Gustavo Lagos, of the Mining Centre at Universidad Catolica.