Alondra Flores described in La Jornada of Mexico City an exhibition of the work of Mexican cartoonist and illustrator José Guadalupe Posada (1852-1913) at the Museo de la Ciudad de México to mark the centenary of his death. 

In El Universo of Guayaquil Amparito Rosero reported that officials in Ecuador worry that a “plague of prawns” may destroy the ecosystem Yahuarocha Lagoon, though local people enjoy fishing for them. 

And La República of Lima noted that although the cause is unknown, there are several explanations. 

Edurne Navarro reported in El Periódico of Guatemala City that more than 500 families living in the Cerro San Gil (department of Izabal) will benefit over the next 20 years from the forestry project “Restoring Forests for Ecological Connectivity, Reduction of Poverty, and Biodiversity Conservation in Cerro San Gil.”  

El Universo of Guayaquil reported that despite their cultural and biological value, Ecuador’s condor population has declined over the last decade. 

El Comercio of Quito reported that under the slogan “Discover Ecuador in the Middle of the World,” the country organized an event to promote itself as a tourist destination for Chinese citizens in Guangzhou province, which has more than 80 tour operators. 

In El Universal of Mexico City Francisco Reséndiz reported that the European Union and the United States have begun a second round of negotiations to realize a new free trade agreement between the two parties, and are doing so without the participation of Mexico. 

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.