The former Prime Minister of Spain visited Bolivia and asked that Bolivia and Chile resolve their differences “as neighboring countries” through dialogue.
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Relations between Ecuador and Peru are better than ever, according to Ecuador’s President Rafael Correa, but tensions with Colombia are increasing, as trade between Ipiales and Tulcán has fallen by 90%.
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About 95% of the positions in the new phase of the “More Doctors” program ended up being filled by Brazilian professionals, according to Ministry of Health data.
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Bolivia will take its demand for sea access against Chile to the United Nations yet again, as tensions between the two nations mount.
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Jailed Venezuelan opposition leader Leopoldo López should be set free say politicians and pundits, but Venezuela denies former presidents of the region a visit to the political prisoner; critics say that the democrats of the region have let the people of Venezuela down.
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The Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) celebrated its third summit in Bethlehem, Costa Rica though some of its hosts wondered about its usefulness; poverty was on the agenda; Uruguay’s José Mujica criticized capitalism and emphasized peace in the Americas, while Bolivia’s Evo Morales called on the Colombian guerrillas to embrace democracy.
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Uruguayan president Jose Mujica defended Brazil’s leadership in Latin America, but still insisted that while Brazil seems large to its neighbors, the region is still small in global terms.
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Six years in and what impact has CAFTA had on Costa Rica?
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Dominican Republic’s Defense Ministry has “sealed” the border with Haiti, given its political instability, “with heightened patrols by highly trained troops, ready to act against any adversity.”
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Bolivia’s President Evo Morales said that his country’s claim against Chile, brought before the International Court of Justice (ICJ), is going “very well,” and that Bolivia will wait “patiently” for the outcome. Chilean President Michelle Bachelet decides not to attend Morales’ third inauguration as President due to her “tight international schedule,” and Bolivia and Peru
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