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.” 

In early December 2013 a wave of looting spread from the city and province of Córdoba to other cities round Argentina. 

MercoPress of Montevideo examined the recently inaugurated Paraguayan president, Horacio Cartes, and his attempts to improve the living conditions of the majority of a population

El Tiempo of Bogotá noted that the mayor of Valledupar, Fredy Socarrás Royals, believes that one of the better ways to fight corruption in public administration is to appoint

El Comercio of Lima.  “The expansion of the middle class and the generation of new ventures will help boost industrialization in Peru,”

Gestión of Lima reported that according to ComScore, 4 of the 10 countries that log the most time on social networks (Facebook primarily) are found in Latin America. 

Karina Avilés argued in La Jornada of Mexico City that one big problem in Mexico is bullying, which she claims has climbed to “shocking” levels.   

Marion Castañón reported in La Hora of Guatemala City transport companies are being shaken down by gangs charging a “bonus.” 

El Espectador of Bogotá editorialized that Nelson Mandela was a living legend for decades, and “there is no doubt that the image of this smiling and loving grandparent will perpetuate.”