Latin America

Thursday, July 15th 2010 - 06:29 UTC
US denies visa to Colombian journalist awarded Harvard scholarship

United States officials have denied a visa to a Colombian journalist who was awarded the chance to participate in a Nieman Fellowship at Harvard University.
Thursday, July 15th 2010 - 06:12 UTC
Park for astronomical observation ensures Chile’s prominence in the field

Widely considered a Mecca for astronomy, Chile has further assured its world prominence in the field of astronomy with a new law that will set aside land specifically for astronomical observation for the next 50 years.
Thursday, July 15th 2010 - 06:05 UTC
Venezuela oil reserves could double Saudi Arabia, says US assessment

A new US assessment of Venezuela's oil reserves could give the country double the supplies of Saudi Arabia. Scientists working for the US Geological Survey say Venezuela's Orinoco belt region holds twice as much as previously thought.
Tuesday, July 13th 2010 - 21:23 UTC
Chile and Bolivia meet in La Paz to discuss maritime dispute

Chilean and Bolivian Foreign Ministers gathered in La Paz, Bolivia on Monday to discuss resolving a decades-old maritime dispute.
Tuesday, July 13th 2010 - 06:40 UTC
Chile clears minefields in Magallanes Region and Tierra del Fuego

Chile will announce this week that the extreme south of the country, in areas next to the border with Argentina, is free of antipersonnel mines. Chilean authorities consider this a major step to comply with the 2016 Ottawa convention timetable.
Tuesday, July 13th 2010 - 06:27 UTC
Colombian sales to Venezuela plummet 70%, but record year for overall exports

Colombian exports to Venezuela totalled 652 million US dollars between January and May 2010, showing a 71.4% fall compared with the first five months of 2009, reports Colombia's Department of Statistics (DANE).
Monday, July 12th 2010 - 21:45 UTC
Danes to invest in Latinamerica’s largest wind farm in northern Chile

The world's largest wind turbine company, Denmark’s Vestas, last week announced it will be investing in the Talinay Oriente wind farm project in northern Chile, a project it says will become Latin America's largest wind farm.
Monday, July 12th 2010 - 03:52 UTC
Argentina and Venezuela with highest (and climbing) inflation in South America

While most of South America is undergoing a deceleration of consumer prices Argentina and Venezuela are the only countries to experience a significant increase in inflation, making it one of the main concerns or public opinion.
Saturday, July 10th 2010 - 07:35 UTC
Rescued-hostage Ingrid Betancourt has sued Colombia for 6.8 million USD

Colombian-French politician Ingrid Betancourt, who spent six years as a rebel hostage before being rescued, has sued the Colombian state over her kidnapping, sparking outrage from the government that freed her.
Saturday, July 10th 2010 - 07:27 UTC
Chile’s Hospitals Anticipate Wave of Respiratory Infections

Hospitals throughout Chile are converting many of their operating rooms into centres for acute respiratory infections, in an effort to cope with the expected dramatic increase of flu-related problems caused by the recent cold weather and storms.