El Espectador of Bogotá reported that Rafael Correa wants Latin America to defend human rights without “guardians.” 

MercoPress of Montevideo noted that Spain stepped in to try and resolve a cost dispute over the expansion of Panama’s canal, which has triggered a sell-off in the shares of Sacyr SA, the Spanish builder leading the project.  

El Universal of Mexico City reported that on the eve of his participation in the the G -77 plus China Summit, the president of Bolivia, Evo Morales, called on the world leaders to build a “new world”

Marcelo Ninio wrote in Folha de São Paulo that football can have an impact on diplomacy. 

MercoPress of Montevideo reported that fifteen “innovation vouchers” were awarded to Chilean SMEs (small and medium enterprises) which will now begin working with project teams from the Universidad Católica, the Universidad de Desarrollo, and the Universidad de Santiago to improve their companies’ products and services. 

Charlotte Duffield wrote in The Santiago Times that despite efforts by Chinese government officials to tamp down the market for “status-driven wine consumption,” Chilean producers are looking to capitalize on the booming middle class’ appetite for imported wines. 

In El Nuevo Diario of Managua Luis Felipe Palacios reported that “using a well-known phrase: what Lola wants, Lola gets.” 

Carolina Enríquez wrote in El Comercio of Quito that if Ecuador fails to finalize its trade agreement with the European Union during the next year, it will have to pay tariffs in that market. 

Vistazo.com reported that China seeks to build a relationship with Ecuador that will provide a model for its cooperation with all the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean. 

La República of Lima says that Peru is the seventh largest producer of avocados, with a share close to 4% of the world total.