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Latin Americas Power Struggle

Latin Americas Power Struggle The Bush administration fired a warning shot at Venezuelas Hugo Chavez this week when it banned arms sales to the South American nation for not doing enough to combat terrorism, a move Chavez quickly shrugged off. More than a measure to combat terrorism, the decision underscored Chavezs growing influence in Latin America. Post 9/11 demands have veered U.S. attention away from its southern neighbors. Chavez has rapidly filled the power void, emerging as a highly influential figure throughout Latin America. Fueled by enormous petroleum reserves and a revolutionary dream of uniting Latin America into one bloc, Chavez

Latin America’s Luxury Ecotours

Latin America's Luxury Ecotours The good news is so much natural beauty and wildlife still exist. And high-end travel packages are the best -- and sometimes only -- way to see them The stretch of Latin America from the tropical jungles of Costa Rica down to the remote snowy fields of Argentina and Chile has much to offer visitors, but exotic wildlife, a range of climates, and the natural surroundings are perhaps the region's greatest asset. And for North American travelers in particular, Latin America is a relatively easy foreign excursion: Unlike other parts of the developing world, many destinations here require

Venezuela’s President Hugo Chavez A Savior To America’s Poor

Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez A Savior To America's Poor Venezuela's President, Hugo Chavez, is dismissed by the Bush administration as a communist seeking to destabilize Latin America. Has President Chavez been a destabilizing force in Latin America? Sure, if you consider selling fuel on preferential terms to poor countries across Latin America an act of subversion. Chavez is perceived as such a threat to American hegemony south of the border that Bush's evangelical lackey, Pat Robertson, called for his assassination. More:

Latin America’s pastime

Latin America’s pastime Originally published in Tribune Sports on March 5, 2006 The saying used to go that you couldn’t tell the players without a scorecard. These days you can’t spell the players’ names without tildes and accented vowels. Attempting to portray its sport as a world game, Major League Baseball reported last year that 242 of the 829 players on opening-day active rosters, including the disabled list, were born outside the 50 states. Make no mistake. Those numbers were fueled by the six major baseball-playing countries and territories of Latin America. For all the lip service paid to the Asian influx

Latin America’s leftist leaders

Latin America's leftist leaders With his inauguration last month, Bolivian President Evo Morales became the latest member of Latin America's contingent of leftist heads of government. The leftist movement stills pays homage to the grand old man of Latin American socialism, the fading and increasingly feeble Fidel Castro of Cuba, but its real leader is the bombastic and outrageous Hugo Chavez of Venezuela. He has become a regional power, awash in oil and anti-Washington rhetoric — and he sees Morales as a protégé. Also arrayed on the left are Argentina's Nelson Kirchner, Brazil's Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and Uruquay's Tabaré Vázquez. In Chile, Michelle