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Clockwise, from top left: Plaza Murillo, La Paz, Bolivia; Sandinista monument in Managua, Nicaragua; church in Oaxaca, Mexico; Tikal ruins in Guatemala; ox cart in Costa Rica; face of Benito Juarez from a mural in Oaxaca, and Machu Picchu, Peru.

Latin America montage

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Latin America links

Organizations
Info, resources

News (mostly en español)

Argentina news
Bolivia news
Brazil news
Chile news
Colombia news
Costa Rica news
Cuba news
Ecuador news
Mexico news
Peru news
Venezuela news

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Latin American
Presidents & elections

Country President Next election
Brazil da Silva ! Oct. 2010
Ecuador Correa Oct. 2010
Colombia Uribe ! May 2010
Costa Rica Arias Feb. 2010
Haiti Preval 2011?
Peru Garcia Apr. 2011
Argentina Fernandez de Kirchner Oct. 2011
Nicaragua Ortega Nov. 2011
Guatemala Colom Nov. 2011
Paraguay Lugo Apr. 2012
Cuba Raul Castro ???
Dom. Rep. Fernandez ! May 2012
Mexico Calderon July 2012
Venezuela Chavez ! Dec. 2012
Honduras [Micheletti] Lobo Nov. 2013
Chile [Bachelet] Piñera Nov. 2013
Bolivia Morales Dec. 2013
El Salvador Funes Mar. 2014
Panama # Torrijos (Martinelli) May 2014
Uruguay Vázquez Nov. 2014
(in turmoil) (2R) = 2nd round
* = irregular succession

! = reelected
# = lame duck (Names in parentheses are presidents-elect.)

Latin America chronology

Date Event
1973 Chile: Allende deposed by Pinochet; dirty war.
1974 Arg.: Juan Peron dies, V.P. Isabel.
1975 Coup in Peru; war with Chile?
1976 Arg.: Isabel Peron deposed; dirty war.
1977 Chile quits Andean Pact.
1978 Nic.: Somoza is overthrown.
1979 Chaos in Bolivia, many coups.
1980 Cuba: Mariel boatlift.
1981 .
1982 Falklands War, debt crisis.
1983 Arg.: democracy returns.
1984 .
1985 Mex. City earthquake, Peru debt.
1986 .
1987 Inflation in Peru, Arg., Brazil.
1988 .
1989 .
1990 ...
1991 ...
1992 Peru: Auto-golpe by Fujimori.
1993 ...
1994 NAFTA; guerrillas in Mexico.
1995 Fin. crisis in Mexico; U.S. bailout.
1996 Peace in Guatemala.
1997 Peru: MRTA hostage crisis.
1998 Asian fin. crisis spreads.
1999 Ven.: Hugo Chavez wins elec.
2000 ....
2001 ....
2002 ....
2003 ....
2004 ....
2005 .
2006 Protests in Mexico.

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