Latin America

Tuesday, November 16th 2010 - 22:35 UTC
Russia joins the oil rush in Cuba’s Gulf of Mexico coast

Russian energy firm Gazprom has joined a growing list of foreign companies searching for oil off Cuba's coast.
Tuesday, November 16th 2010 - 22:35 UTC
HMS Manchester first RN vessel to dock in Havana since 1959

Type 42 Destroyer HMS Manchester has become the first Royal Navy ship to make an official visit to Cuba since the country's 1959 revolution. The ship landed at the Sierra Maestra pier in Havana on Monday for the beginning of a five-day visit.
Tuesday, November 16th 2010 - 04:59 UTC
Chavez provokes the opposition by naming controversial general

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez promoted a general criticized for vowing not to cooperate with opposition leaders should they take power after 2012 elections, raising tensions in the run-up toward the vote.
Tuesday, November 16th 2010 - 04:41 UTC
President Obama has scheduled a visit to Chile, says Piñera

United States president Barack Obama confirmed to his Chilean counterpart Sebastian Piñera an upcoming trip to Chile as part of his next South American tour. The two leaders met at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Yokohama, Japan, this weekend.
Monday, November 15th 2010 - 21:32 UTC
UN General Assembly special session to pay tribute to Nestor Kirchner

With the staring participation of UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, the United Nations' Assembly held a special session Monday to pay tribute to former Argentina president and UNASUR Secretary General, Néstor Carlos Kirchner, who passed away on October 27, reported Argentine ambassador to the UN Jorge Argüello.
Monday, November 15th 2010 - 19:50 UTC
Chile targets a million visitors to thermal hot springs by 2015

A new business association promoting Chile’s thermal hot springs hopes to bump visits up 12% to 1 million people by 2015. Last year only 700,000 people visited Chile’s hot springs, which exist in all corners of this mountainous, volcano-rich country.
Monday, November 15th 2010 - 19:20 UTC
East Asia more than doubles Latin America’s investment in infrastructure

In spite of healthy economic growth in Latin America, local and foreign companies alike single out one area as deficient, especially compared with Asia: infrastructure.
Monday, November 15th 2010 - 19:05 UTC
Chile promotes nudism-naturism tourism; holds regional conference in 2012

The nudism and naturism movement in Chile will soon be in the international spotlight, as the country was recently named headquarters for the Latin American Nudism-Naturism Conference, scheduled for March 2012.
Friday, November 12th 2010 - 18:22 UTC
Ambitious 1.000 km pipeline project to deliver water to desert dry north Chile

A 3.85 billion US dollars pipeline to carry freshwater some 1,000 kilometres from central Chile to the country’s northern desert will provide a cheaper alternative for users now reliant on desalinization of ocean water, a business news Web site said this week.
Friday, November 12th 2010 - 13:44 UTC
Peruvian economy steaming ahead at 8%; top of the list in the region for business

Finance Minister Ismael Benavides said Peru's economy should grow between 8% and 8.5% this year, with inflation ending the year from 2.2% to 2.5%. The Peruvian Central Bank latest forecast was annual growth of 7.5% to 8%.