Inside Costa Rica of San José reported that the United States will provide technical support to Costa Rica to increase use of “reduced-risk” pesticides, which have a lesser impact on the environment, official sources said. 

El Espectador of Bogotá reported that while the U.S. is the largest buyer of Venezuelan oil, Venezuela accused it of “meddling.” 

La Nación of Buenos Aires reported that the U.S. lawyer and radical journalist Glenn Greenwald, who along with Edward Snowden helped reveal eavesdropping performed by the U.S. government, said “Argentina is a target of U.S. intelligence.” 

El Comercio of Lima happily reported that Kim Conaghan, the director of National Geographic Traveler magazine, thinks Latin America has a great opportunity to attract more tourists from the U.S.

El Tiempo of Bogotá reported the Colombian government’s announcement that it would send a note of protest to the U.S. Government. 

La Jornada of Mexico City reported that U.S. President Barack Obama told his Brazilian counterpart, Dilma Rousseff , regarding allegations of U.S. espionage against Brazil, that there are issues over which he has little control,

So said the Mercopress of Montevideo.  “Argentines despise ‘US imperialism’ but love dollars to protect the value of their assets.” 

Dominican Today of Santo Domingo lamented that the number of Dominicans and Puerto Ricans in New York City will fall by 2020, according to a demographic study released City University of New York’s (CUNY) Social Studies Center. 

The Buenos Aires Herald reported that Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro expelled the top U.S. diplomat in his country, along with two others, accusing them of meeting with opposition leaders and encouraging “acts of sabotage” against his country. 

Dominican Today of Santo Domingo reported that the Dominican navy intercepted a makeshift boat carrying