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. 

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.” 

MercoPress of Montevideo noted that the Panamanian Foreign minister, Fernando Núñez Fábrega, underlined his country’s longstanding support for Argentina’s sovereignty claims

Martín Granovsky observed in Página/12 of Buenos Aires that Michelle Bachelet and Cristina Fernández de Kirchner are getting ready for another period of overlap in power,

MercoPress of Montevideo reported that Uruguayan president Jose Mujica again questioned Argentine president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner’s trade policies

El Telégrafo of Guayaquil reported that Ecuador’s government had requested 1,000 doctors from Cuba, and that the first physicians are scheduled to arrive in December.

La Jornada of Mexico City reported that the International Court of Justice (ICJ) finally settled the territorial dispute between Nicaragua and Costa Rica. 

PáginaSIETE of La Paz reported how political analyst and former senator Carlos Borth believes that in the coming presidential debates