Latin American Herald Tribune of Caracas reported that Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro will call for Puerto Rican independence and incorporation into the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC). 

Zach Dyer wrote in The Tico Times of San José that despite the legalization of recreational cannabis in the U.S. states of Colorado and Washington, the U.S. federal government remains focused on anti-drug law enforcement policies across Latin America.

So observed Soledad Marambio in Qué Pasa Magazine of Santiago.  She noted that “it is not uncommon for many to believe that New York has become or is on track to be a new capital in Latin American writing, something like a Boom reincarnation of Paris.” 

El Heraldo of Tegucigalpa reported that in 2013 over 37,500 Hondurans were deported by the United States. 

El Espectador of Bogotá noted that U.S. President Barack Obama’s support for the Colombian government’s dialogue with FARC gives a new twist

So reported La Jornada of Mexico City.  Arkansas State University will start building its campus in February, with an investment of $50 million, funded by private investors. 

So said Silvia Pisani in La Nación of Buenos Aires, noting acerbically that it didn’t seem like a “compliment” for what the ruling Peronistas call the “winning decade.” 

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.”