Uruguayan author Eduardo Galeano said in an interview that he considers his 1971 book The Open Veins of Latin America, by far his best-known work, to be so bad he will no longer read from it during public appearances.  MercoPress of Montevideo wrote that Galeano made the public admission at the Brasilia book show.  “I

Di Couto recently spoke about works in her upcoming first solo exhibition, the choice of different techniques used to create them, and about life as a female street artist in Rio.  In The Rio Times of Rio de Janeiro Chesney Hearst wrote that Rio artist Diana “Di” Couto’s first solo exhibition entitled, “Outro Olhar” (“Another

Peru’s University of Engineering and Technology, known for building the world’s first potable water-producing billboard, has come up with another ingenious invention: a billboard to reduce air pollution. 

A report by the World Health Organization (WHO) on air quality in 1,600 cities in the world found that Cochabamba is one of the most polluted regions, (although Lima is worse.) 

Environmental authorities are seeking support from the community to combat a species. 

The Canadian government reported that 50% of Mexicans traveling there could receive their visas in less than ten days, thanks to the CAN + program that streamlines the process in some cases. 

President Otto Pérez Molina has said that “Latin America is a land of opportunity.” 

International Monetary Fund (IMF) Director for the Western Hemisphere Department Alejandro Werner has once again called for the region to embark upon economic reforms, claiming that the “least difficult” phase of economic growth is now over. 

Russia intends to promote cooperative programs in the areas of telecommunications, space technology, remote sensing, space medicine, and biology in Nicaragua. 

Cuba has arrested four Miami-based Cuban exiles suspected of planning attacks on military installations with the goal of promoting anti-government violence on the island.