Latin America News – The Popocatepetl Volcano first explosion occurred in the early Wednesday morning, spewing ash and throwing rock fragments in several directions. The explosion was followed by a series of tremors. A huge column of ash from the crater of the volcano was seen 400 meters (1,300 feet) above the crater. Mexican authorities [...]
Latin America and the Caribbean received a record number of direct foreign investments in 2012, according to a report by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) of the United Nations. The foreign direct investment (FDI) in 2012 totaled $ 173.361 billion USD, 6.7% more than in 2011, “despite the external context [...]
In a report by the Commissioner for Women in Nicaragua, said that for crimes related to violence against women in the first quarter of 2013 increased 30%. Commissioner Isabel Largaespada said the increase is due to changes to the law 779, which address violence against women. Between January and March 2013 in Nicaragua there were [...]
Following President Barack Obama’s trip to Mexico and Costa Rica, the White House will continue to stay focused on Latin American with upcoming visits from two Latin American heads of state as well as a trip to the region by Vice President Joe Biden. Peru’s President Ollanta Humala and Chile’s President Sebastián Piñera will travel [...]
Latin America News – The government of Panama ordered to establish power rationing due to the prolonged drought that has affected the country’s power supply. The order calls for schools to close temporarily and reduce working hours in government offices, according the presidential office. Also, businesses such as supermarkets, bars, cinemas and restaurants should suspend [...]
Latin America News – President Barack Obama said the U.S. has in the past not and will not become tangled up in Venezuela’s political conflict. Obama said the U.S. hasn’t tried “in any way” to interfere with the recent election of Nicolas Maduro as Venezuela’s president. On Saturday Venezuela’s government accused Washington and the Obama [...]
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said Monday that the tax cuts in the United States may have an impact on the economies of Latin America. The IMF said, according to projections In the most recent report on the economic prospects of the Americas, the annual U.S. growth will slow in 2013 by the so-called “spending [...]
On Monday, April 29, Nohra Padilla of Bogotá, Colombia, received the top award of $150,000 from the San Francisco-based Goldman Environmental Prize, the world’s largest and most prestigious award for grassroots environmental efforts. Her work over many years finally led to formal recognition and pay from the city of Bogotá for hundreds of members of [...]
Latin America News – U.S. President Barack Obama called the accusations that a U.S. citizen arrested in Venezuela after presidential elections April 14 is a spy, ridiculous. Timothy Tracy was accused of financing opposition protests in which irregularities were reported in the victory of Nicolas Maduro. Obama, who has just returned to the White House [...]
Although Cinco de Mayo is primarily a Mexican and US celebration, there are some Central American countries that also celebrate Cinco de Mayo such as El Salvador and Guatemala, but in general it is not a Costa Rica celebration. However, if you look around metropolitan San Jose, you will find a few “Cinco” parties. Cinco [...]
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