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.” 

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.”