McClatchy blog: Inside South America

<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/loose.dtd"> <html> <head><script type="text/javascript" src="https://web-static.archive.org/_static/js/bundle-playback.js?v=7YQSqjSh" charset="utf-8"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://web-static.archive.org/_static/js/wombat.js?v=txqj7nKC" charset="utf-8"></script> <script>window.RufflePlayer=window.RufflePlayer||{};window.RufflePlayer.config={"autoplay":"on","unmuteOverlay":"hidden"};</script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://web-static.archive.org/_static/js/ruffle/ruffle.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript"> __wm.init("https://web.archive.org/web"); __wm.wombat("http://blogs.mcclatchydc.com/southamerica/andes/","20130331085923","https://web.archive.org/","web","https://web-static.archive.org/_static/", "1364720363"); </script> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="https://web-static.archive.org/_static/css/banner-styles.css?v=p7PEIJWi" /> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="https://web-static.archive.org/_static/css/iconochive.css?v=3PDvdIFv" />  <title>McClatchy blog: Inside South America</title> <meta name="description" content="The Inside South America blog is written by Jim Wyss, the South America bureau chief for the Miami Herald and McClatchy Newspapers."/> <meta name="keywords" content="Hugo Chavez, Rafael Correa, Juan Manuel Santos, Venezuela, Ecuador, Colombia, FARC, ELN, Henrique Capriles, guerrillas, South America politics, ALBA, South American crime, drug trade, BACRIM, paramilitary"/> <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130331085923cs_/http://blogs.mcclatchydc.com/southamerica/styles.css" type="text/css"/> <link rel="alternate" type="application/atom+xml" title="Atom" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130331085923/http://blogs.mcclatchydc.com/southamerica/atom.xml"/> <link rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml" title="RSS" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130331085923/http://blogs.mcclatchydc.com/southamerica/index.rdf"/> <link rel="EditURI" type="application/rsd+xml" title="RSD" href="http://www.typepad.com/t/rsd/1556698"/> <link rel="meta" type="application/rdf+xml" title="FOAF" href="http://blogs.mcclatchydc.com/foaf.rdf"/> </head> <body> <div id="wrapper"> <div id="header"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130331085923/http://blogs.mcclatchydc.com/southamerica/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130331085923im_/http://blogs.mcclatchydc.com/south_america_banner_web.jpg" alt="Inside South America"/></a> </div> <div id="content"> <div id="col_1">  <h2 class="date-header">November 08, 2012</h2> <div class="entry" id="entry-6a00d83451c64169e2017c333b47b5970b"> <h2 class="entry-header"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130331085923/http://blogs.mcclatchydc.com/southamerica/2012/11/the-us-elections-as-seen-from-south-of-the-rio-grande.html">The US elections as seen from south of the Rio Grande</a></h2> <div class="entry-content"> <div class="entry-body"> <p>I spent election day on Colombian naval base on the Pacific. Military men are pretty circumspect when it comes to politics, but everyone said it wouldn't have mattered who won the vote, because US-Colombia relations are so institutionalized and far-reaching that they're immune to politics. I'm not sure that's completely true, but thought it was an interesting sentiment.</p> <p>My colleagues Mimi Whitefield and Tim Johnson take a deeper look at the Latin American reaction to the US vote in today's Miami Herald.  </p> <p>MEXICO CITY -- There’s agreement across the region that Latin America wasn’t a priority during the first term of President Barack Obama but analysts say there are issues that might raise the profile of Latin America and the Caribbean during the president’s second term. Among them: trade, potential political change in the region, the potent voting bloc U.S. Hispanics have become, immigration, changing U.S. attitudes toward drug policy and security. But, in general, regional expectations for meaningful change in U.S. Latin American and Caribbean policy during Obama’s second term were muted. The campaigns of both Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney “proved that Latin America is not a priority for the United States,’’ said Simon Pachano, a political science professor at the Latin American Faculty for Social Sciences in Ecuador. “Latin America existed when they were looking for Hispanic votes, but it wasn’t present in their foreign policy proposals.” </p> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130331085923/http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/11/07/3086849/will-latin-america-become-a-higher.html#storylink=cpy" target="_self">Read the full story here. </a></p> <p> </p> </div> </div> <div class="entry-footer"> <p class="entry-footer-info"> Posted by Jim Wyss at 10:26 AM in <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130331085923/http://blogs.mcclatchydc.com/southamerica/amazon/">Amazon</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130331085923/http://blogs.mcclatchydc.com/southamerica/andes/">Andes</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130331085923/http://blogs.mcclatchydc.com/southamerica/argentina/">Argentina</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130331085923/http://blogs.mcclatchydc.com/southamerica/bolivia/">Bolivia</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130331085923/http://blogs.mcclatchydc.com/southamerica/brazil/">Brazil</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130331085923/http://blogs.mcclatchydc.com/southamerica/chile/">Chile</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130331085923/http://blogs.mcclatchydc.com/southamerica/colombia/">Colombia</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130331085923/http://blogs.mcclatchydc.com/southamerica/ecuador/">Ecuador</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130331085923/http://blogs.mcclatchydc.com/southamerica/politics/">Politics</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130331085923/http://blogs.mcclatchydc.com/southamerica/venezuela/">Venezuela</a> | <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130331085923/http://blogs.mcclatchydc.com/southamerica/2012/11/the-us-elections-as-seen-from-south-of-the-rio-grande.html">Permalink</a> <span class="separator">|</span> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130331085923/http://blogs.mcclatchydc.com/southamerica/2012/11/the-us-elections-as-seen-from-south-of-the-rio-grande.html#comments">Comments (0)</a> <span class="separator">|</span> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130331085923/http://blogs.mcclatchydc.com/southamerica/2012/11/the-us-elections-as-seen-from-south-of-the-rio-grande.html#trackback">TrackBack (0)</a>  <script src="/web/20130331085923js_/http://blogs.mcclatchydc.com/southamerica/andes/http%3A%2F%2Fblogs.mcclatchydc.com%2Fsouthamerica%2F2012%2F11%2Fthe-us-elections-as-seen-from-south-of-the-rio-grande.html" type="text/javascript"></script> </p>  </div> </div> <h2 class="date-header">September 25, 2012</h2> <div class="entry" id="entry-6a00d83451c64169e2017d3c4f2c50970c"> <h2 class="entry-header"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130331085923/http://blogs.mcclatchydc.com/southamerica/2012/09/ecuadors-correa-leads-ranking-of-most-popular-leaders-.html">Ecuador, Venezuela lead ranking of hemisphere's most popular leaders </a></h2> <div class="entry-content"> <div class="entry-body"> <p>Mexico's <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130331085923/http://consulta.mx/web/" target="_self">Consulta Mitofsky</a> just put out their regional leadership list. The ranking is based on approval ratings so they're not strictly comparable nation-to-nation, but let's not let that get in the way of a good list.</p> <p> Approval ratings are usually a good indicator of a candidate's election chances, so we'll have three opportunities in coming months to test that thesis. Hugo Chavez (ranked No. 4) is facing reelection Oct. 7, Rafael Correa (ranked No. 1!) faces reelection in February, and, of course, Barack Obama (ranked No. 10) has his chance Nov. 6. </p> <p>Without further ado: </p> <p><span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong>Top 5 Leaders in the Region </strong></span><strong style="color: #ff0000;">based on approval ratings</strong></p> <p>#1 Ecuador - Rafael Correa 80%</p> <p>#2 El Salvador - Mauricio Funes 72%</p> <p>#3 Guatemala - Otto Perez 69%</p> <p>#4 Venezuela - Hugo Chavez 64%</p> <p>#5 Brazil - Dilma Rousseff 62%</p> <p><strong><span style="color: #ff0000;">...And the Bottom 5:</span></strong></p> <p>#16 Canada- Stephen Harper 37%</p> <p>#17 Paraguay - Federico Franco 36%</p> <p>#18 Chile - Sebastian Pinera 36%</p> <p>#19 Honduras - Porfirio Lobo 14%</p> <p>#20 Costa Rica - Laura Chinchilla 13%</p> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130331085923/http://consulta.mx/web/index.php/estudios/57-ultimas-noticias/741-evaluacion-de-mandatarios-sep-12" target="_self">To see the full list click here.</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="entry-footer"> <p class="entry-footer-info"> Posted by Jim Wyss at 10:45 AM in <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130331085923/http://blogs.mcclatchydc.com/southamerica/andes/">Andes</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130331085923/http://blogs.mcclatchydc.com/southamerica/brazil/">Brazil</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130331085923/http://blogs.mcclatchydc.com/southamerica/chile/">Chile</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130331085923/http://blogs.mcclatchydc.com/southamerica/ecuador/">Ecuador</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130331085923/http://blogs.mcclatchydc.com/southamerica/paraguay/">Paraguay</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130331085923/http://blogs.mcclatchydc.com/southamerica/politics/">Politics</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130331085923/http://blogs.mcclatchydc.com/southamerica/venezuela/">Venezuela</a> | <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130331085923/http://blogs.mcclatchydc.com/southamerica/2012/09/ecuadors-correa-leads-ranking-of-most-popular-leaders-.html">Permalink</a> <span class="separator">|</span> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130331085923/http://blogs.mcclatchydc.com/southamerica/2012/09/ecuadors-correa-leads-ranking-of-most-popular-leaders-.html#comments">Comments (0)</a> <span class="separator">|</span> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130331085923/http://blogs.mcclatchydc.com/southamerica/2012/09/ecuadors-correa-leads-ranking-of-most-popular-leaders-.html#trackback">TrackBack (0)</a>  <script src="/web/20130331085923js_/http://blogs.mcclatchydc.com/southamerica/andes/http%3A%2F%2Fblogs.mcclatchydc.com%2Fsouthamerica%2F2012%2F09%2Fecuadors-correa-leads-ranking-of-most-popular-leaders-.html" type="text/javascript"></script> </p>  </div> </div> <h2 class="date-header">August 03, 2012</h2> <div class="entry" id="entry-6a00d83451c64169e2017616fdbd9e970c"> <h2 class="entry-header"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130331085923/http://blogs.mcclatchydc.com/southamerica/2012/08/the-olympic-issue-cuba-has-best-per-capita-showing-except-for-new-zealand.html">The Olympic issue: Cuba has best per capita showing except for New Zealand</a></h2> <div class="entry-content"> <div class="entry-body"> <p>It's day seven of the Olympics and time to see how Latin America is faring in the medal race. While none of the nations have <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130331085923/http://www.nbcolympics.com/medals/2012-standings/index.html" target="_self">broken the Top 10</a>, there's plenty to be proud of. Colombia's Rigoberto Uran came out of nowhere on day one to win a silver in cycling and trounce the hometown favorites. Venezuelan Fencer Ruben Limardo (seen biting his medal below) won that nation's first gold since 1968. And as usual, Cuba is doing very well considering its size. With a population of 11 million and 5 medals so far, that works out to 1 medal for every 2.2 million residents. Unless I am missing something, that's the best per capita showing save New Zealand (six medals and a population of 4.3 million, or 1 medal for every 716,66 people).</p> <p>Here's the Latino per captia breakdown:</p> <p><strong>Cuba</strong>            1 medal per 2.2 mln</p> <p><strong>Colombia</strong>     1 medal per 15 mln</p> <p><strong>Mexico</strong>         1 medal per 16 mln</p> <p><strong>Venezuela</strong>   1 medal per 28 mln</p> <p><strong>Brazil</strong>           1 medal per 34 mln</p> <p>And here's the medal breakdown</p> <p><strong>Nation  <span style="color: #ffff00;">Gold </span>   <span style="color: #b7c296;">Silver</span>  <span style="color: #bf5f00;">Bronze </span> <span style="color: #0000bf;">Total  </span></strong>  </p> <p><strong>Brazil</strong>    1        1         4            6</p> <p><strong>Cuba</strong>     2        2         1            5</p> <p><strong>Mex.  </strong>   0       3         1             4</p> <p><strong>Col.</strong>       0       2         1            3</p> <p><strong>VZ.</strong>        1        0         0            1     </p> <p>And here's the medal biter:</p> <p><img alt="" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130331085923im_/https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/?ui=2&ik=00cbdaa594&view=att&th=138e420b2b60e61e&attid=0.1.2&disp=emb&zw&atsh=1"/></p> </div> </div> <div class="entry-footer"> <p class="entry-footer-info"> Posted by Jim Wyss at 06:29 PM in <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130331085923/http://blogs.mcclatchydc.com/southamerica/andes/">Andes</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130331085923/http://blogs.mcclatchydc.com/southamerica/colombia/">Colombia</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130331085923/http://blogs.mcclatchydc.com/southamerica/venezuela/">Venezuela</a> | <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130331085923/http://blogs.mcclatchydc.com/southamerica/2012/08/the-olympic-issue-cuba-has-best-per-capita-showing-except-for-new-zealand.html">Permalink</a> <span class="separator">|</span> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130331085923/http://blogs.mcclatchydc.com/southamerica/2012/08/the-olympic-issue-cuba-has-best-per-capita-showing-except-for-new-zealand.html#comments">Comments (1)</a> <span class="separator">|</span> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130331085923/http://blogs.mcclatchydc.com/southamerica/2012/08/the-olympic-issue-cuba-has-best-per-capita-showing-except-for-new-zealand.html#trackback">TrackBack (0)</a>  <script src="/web/20130331085923js_/http://blogs.mcclatchydc.com/southamerica/andes/http%3A%2F%2Fblogs.mcclatchydc.com%2Fsouthamerica%2F2012%2F08%2Fthe-olympic-issue-cuba-has-best-per-capita-showing-except-for-new-zealand.html" type="text/javascript"></script> </p>  </div> </div> <h2 class="date-header">January 23, 2012</h2> <div class="entry" id="entry-6a00d83451c64169e20168e5bf7002970c"> <h2 class="entry-header"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130331085923/http://blogs.mcclatchydc.com/southamerica/2012/01/vz-miami-consulate.html">Venezuela: Chavez says consulate closure not about hamstringing primaries</a></h2> <div class="entry-content"> <div class="entry-body"> <p>The rumble over Venezuela's consulate in Miami continues. On Sunday, President Hugo Chavez insisted that his decision to close the office had to do with the safety of the staff there, and not any desire to hamstring the Feb. 12 opposition primaries. </p> <p>If you're unfamiliar with the spat, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130331085923/http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/01/16/2601319/consulate-closure-has-repercussions.html#storylink=misearch" target="_self">check out this story. </a></p> <p>"Now that we closed the consulate because of threats to our personnel, they accuse me of trying to sabotage the primary elections and that it's an abuse of the Venezuelans that live in Miami," he said during his Sunday television show. "Now they say we're the ones being abusive."</p> <p>South Florida exiles are concerned they will have nowhere to cast their ballots as the coalition of opposition groups vote for a single candidate to face-off against Chavez in October. </p> <p>Chavez has said that Venezuelan exile groups were threatening the staff - a charge those groups deny. </p> <p>But during a US Department of State briefing last week, the spokesmen did acknowledge there had been...something.</p> <p>Here's the Jan 17 exchange with Deputy Department Spokesman Mark C. Toner</p> <p> <div></div> <div><strong>QUESTION:</strong> Yesterday the country recalled its consular staff in Miami, saying they faced grave and imminent danger. So what – do you have a reaction to that?</div> </p> <p><strong>MR. TONER:</strong> Well, I mean, obviously we take the security of all foreign missions very, very seriously. This is something, as you’re well aware, that we talk about in terms of other governments around the world, that we ask – urge them to uphold their obligations under the Vienna Conventions. We hold ourselves, obviously, to those same standards. If a Venezuelan official in the U.S. did receive any threats, those threats should be reported to the Department of State’s Bureau of Diplomatic Security, who also works with relevant law enforcement agencies to take appropriate steps to address them.</p> <p>Obviously, the --</p> <p><strong>QUESTION:</strong> Have you received any reports of threats?</p> <p><strong>MR. TONER:</strong> Well, I’m – let me finish, Kirit.</p> <p><strong>QUESTION:</strong> Go ahead.</p> <p><strong>MR. TONER:</strong> The decision on how to manage its consulates and how to provide consular services to Venezuelan citizens is ultimately that of the Venezuelan Government. Now specifically to Kirit’s questions, we did previously assist the Venezuelan Consulate in Miami to address some minor security concerns in December, but since then we’ve not received any reports of any new threats against the consulate or its employees, nor any additional requests for security support.</p> <p><strong>QUESTION:</strong> Can you describe what those threats --</p> <p><strong>MR. TONER:</strong> I can’t. I can’t get into the details.</p> <p><strong>QUESTION:</strong> But you described them as minor. I mean, what is minor?</p> <p><strong>QUESTION:</strong> (Off-mike.)</p> <p><strong>MR. TONER:</strong> Not significant.</p> <p><strong>QUESTION:</strong> Thank you.</p> <p>Hmmm.</p> </div> </div> <div class="entry-footer"> <p class="entry-footer-info"> Posted by Jim Wyss at 09:51 AM in <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130331085923/http://blogs.mcclatchydc.com/southamerica/andes/">Andes</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130331085923/http://blogs.mcclatchydc.com/southamerica/politics/">Politics</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130331085923/http://blogs.mcclatchydc.com/southamerica/venezuela/">Venezuela</a> | <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130331085923/http://blogs.mcclatchydc.com/southamerica/2012/01/vz-miami-consulate.html">Permalink</a> <span class="separator">|</span> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130331085923/http://blogs.mcclatchydc.com/southamerica/2012/01/vz-miami-consulate.html#comments">Comments (3)</a> <span class="separator">|</span> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130331085923/http://blogs.mcclatchydc.com/southamerica/2012/01/vz-miami-consulate.html#trackback">TrackBack (0)</a>  <script src="/web/20130331085923js_/http://blogs.mcclatchydc.com/southamerica/andes/http%3A%2F%2Fblogs.mcclatchydc.com%2Fsouthamerica%2F2012%2F01%2Fvz-miami-consulate.html" type="text/javascript"></script> </p>  </div> </div> <h2 class="date-header">August 20, 2011</h2> <div class="entry" id="entry-6a00d83451c64169e2015434ad59aa970c"> <h2 class="entry-header"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130331085923/http://blogs.mcclatchydc.com/southamerica/2011/08/colombia-cashes-in-on-co-internet-domain-.html">Colombia cashes in on ‘.co’ Internet domain </a></h2> <div class="entry-content"> <div class="entry-body"> <div id="storyRail"> <div id="mlt"></div> <div></div> <div><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130331085923/http://blogs.mcclatchydc.com/.a/6a00d83451c64169e2014e8acd3609970d-pi" style="float: left;"><img alt="Dotco-logo_rgb" class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00d83451c64169e2014e8acd3609970d" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130331085923im_/http://blogs.mcclatchydc.com/.a/6a00d83451c64169e2014e8acd3609970d-320wi" style="margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px;" title="Dotco-logo_rgb"/></a> For years, Alexander Anthony Mijares had been trying to purchase the website mjm.com for his Miami-based manufacturing company — but the owner wasn’t willing to sell. So when Mijares heard that domains ending in “.co” were being offered, he jumped at the chance and bought about 60 sites, including mjm.co.</div> </div> <div id="storyBodyContent"> <p>“Of all the domains I ever heard of, this one made the most sense,” he said. “Co is the international symbol for corporations and I wanted to make sure I had every single one of my companies covered.”</p> <p>While “Co” is shorthand for business around the globe, in the world of Internet domains it’s the country code for Colombia. And for the last year, the South American nation has been turning those two letters into online gold.</p> <p>When .co was opened up to international buyers in July 2010, there were 8,000 requests in the first minute. Now, there are more than 1.1 million registered sites in more than 200 countries. The United States accounts for about 50 percent of all .co registrations and Florida is the second-largest market after California.</p> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130331085923/http://www.miamiherald.com/2011/08/19/2367010/businesses-rush-to-buy-their-co.html#ixzz1VaKouKUX" target="_self" title="Miami Herald">Read the full story here.</a></p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="entry-footer"> <p class="entry-footer-info"> Posted by Jim Wyss at 12:00 PM in <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130331085923/http://blogs.mcclatchydc.com/southamerica/andes/">Andes</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130331085923/http://blogs.mcclatchydc.com/southamerica/colombia/">Colombia</a> | <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130331085923/http://blogs.mcclatchydc.com/southamerica/2011/08/colombia-cashes-in-on-co-internet-domain-.html">Permalink</a> <span class="separator">|</span> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130331085923/http://blogs.mcclatchydc.com/southamerica/2011/08/colombia-cashes-in-on-co-internet-domain-.html#comments">Comments (0)</a> <span class="separator">|</span> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130331085923/http://blogs.mcclatchydc.com/southamerica/2011/08/colombia-cashes-in-on-co-internet-domain-.html#trackback">TrackBack (0)</a>  <script src="/web/20130331085923js_/http://blogs.mcclatchydc.com/southamerica/andes/http%3A%2F%2Fblogs.mcclatchydc.com%2Fsouthamerica%2F2011%2F08%2Fcolombia-cashes-in-on-co-internet-domain-.html" type="text/javascript"></script> </p>  </div> </div> <h2 class="date-header">July 05, 2011</h2> <div class="entry" id="entry-6a00d83451c64169e201538fad7ab3970b"> <h2 class="entry-header"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130331085923/http://blogs.mcclatchydc.com/southamerica/2011/07/venezuelas-vp-getting-some-extra-attention.html">Venezuela's VP getting some extra attention</a></h2> <div class="entry-content"> <div class="entry-body"> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130331085923/http://blogs.mcclatchydc.com/.a/6a00d83451c64169e2014e89a0b993970d-pi" style="float: left;"><img alt="IMG_4497" class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00d83451c64169e2014e89a0b993970d" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130331085923im_/http://blogs.mcclatchydc.com/.a/6a00d83451c64169e2014e89a0b993970d-320wi" style="margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px;" title="IMG_4497"/></a> Venezuela celebrated its bicentennial today, and thousands of people poured onto the streets to watch a very impressive military display. </p> <p>One person not at the show was President Hugo Chavez, who watched the event from the presidential palace, where he is convalescing from cancer. </p> <p>It's still unclear how bad the disease is, or whether or not he's headed back to Cuba to complete his treatment.</p> <p>According to a few papers, Chavez will only stay in town long enough to shuffle his cabinet. By those accounts - and a few people we talked to - one person on their way out is VP <br/>Elias Jaua.</p> <p>Apparently he's deemed to radical by the military - which is actually far more business-friendly and pragmatic. </p> <p>With few officials talking about the process, only time will tell. <a href="Miami Herald" target="_self" title="http://www.miamiherald.com/2011/07/05/2301070/chavez-health-crisis-in-venezuela.html">Check out that story here. </a></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> </div> </div> <div class="entry-footer"> <p class="entry-footer-info"> Posted by Jim Wyss at 10:01 PM in <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130331085923/http://blogs.mcclatchydc.com/southamerica/andes/">Andes</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130331085923/http://blogs.mcclatchydc.com/southamerica/venezuela/">Venezuela</a> | <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130331085923/http://blogs.mcclatchydc.com/southamerica/2011/07/venezuelas-vp-getting-some-extra-attention.html">Permalink</a> <span class="separator">|</span> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130331085923/http://blogs.mcclatchydc.com/southamerica/2011/07/venezuelas-vp-getting-some-extra-attention.html#comments">Comments (0)</a> <span class="separator">|</span> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130331085923/http://blogs.mcclatchydc.com/southamerica/2011/07/venezuelas-vp-getting-some-extra-attention.html#trackback">TrackBack (0)</a>  <script src="/web/20130331085923js_/http://blogs.mcclatchydc.com/southamerica/andes/http%3A%2F%2Fblogs.mcclatchydc.com%2Fsouthamerica%2F2011%2F07%2Fvenezuelas-vp-getting-some-extra-attention.html" type="text/javascript"></script> </p>  </div> </div> <h2 class="date-header">June 07, 2011</h2> <div class="entry" id="entry-6a00d83451c64169e2015432d99c19970c"> <h2 class="entry-header"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130331085923/http://blogs.mcclatchydc.com/southamerica/2011/06/perus-stock-market-jitters-in-perspective.html">Peru's stock market jitters in perspective</a></h2> <div class="entry-content"> <div class="entry-body"> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130331085923/http://blogs.mcclatchydc.com/.a/6a00d83451c64169e2015432d98a7e970c-pi" style="float: left;"><img alt="IMG_4217" class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00d83451c64169e2015432d98a7e970c" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130331085923im_/http://blogs.mcclatchydc.com/.a/6a00d83451c64169e2015432d98a7e970c-320wi" style="margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px;" title="IMG_4217"/></a><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130331085923/http://www.miamiherald.com/2011/06/05/2252599/peru-exit-polls-humala-in-the.html" target="_self" title="Miami Herald"> </a></p> <p>On election day, former army officer Ollanta Humala invited the media to watch him eat breakfast. Local TV tried to browbeat him into downing some of the cuy, or guinea-pig, that sits in the bottom-right corner of the picture. He refused. </p> <p>Just hours after he narrowly won Sunday's race, analysts and investors were again trying to browbeat him - this time into naming his economic cabinet.</p> <p>The pressure only increased on Monday, when <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130331085923/http://www.miamiherald.com/2011/06/06/2254124/peru-vote-humala-wins-markets.html" target="_self" title="Miami Herald">the local market was open just one minute and twenty-five seconds before plummeting stocks triggered an automatic halt to trading. By the end of the day, the market had plunged almost 13 percent - the largest single-day drop in Peru's history. </a></p> <p>Like many news organizations, I got caught up in the dip because it seemed to capture the mood of investors - particularly those in the mining sector. But a question from a former colleague had me wondering if Peru's market is a good indicator of anything. </p> <p>Peru's stock market has a capitalization of $122 million - or about 7 percent of the nation's GDP. By comparison, the capitalization of the New York Stock Exchange is at about 114 percent of U.S. GDP. In Mexico, the stock market is 38 percent of GDP.</p> <p>In short, Peru's stock market is tiny. Still, it's a barometer for how investors feel and the first signal of what might happen to foreign direct investment in this commodity-rich country.</p> <p>On Tuesday, Peru's main index was up 7 percent.</p> <p>Does it matter? I'm still not sure. </p> <p>But, so far, Humala's keeping his mouth shut.</p> </div> </div> <div class="entry-footer"> <p class="entry-footer-info"> Posted by Jim Wyss at 06:22 PM in <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130331085923/http://blogs.mcclatchydc.com/southamerica/andes/">Andes</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130331085923/http://blogs.mcclatchydc.com/southamerica/economy/">Economy</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130331085923/http://blogs.mcclatchydc.com/southamerica/peru/">Peru</a> | <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130331085923/http://blogs.mcclatchydc.com/southamerica/2011/06/perus-stock-market-jitters-in-perspective.html">Permalink</a> <span class="separator">|</span> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130331085923/http://blogs.mcclatchydc.com/southamerica/2011/06/perus-stock-market-jitters-in-perspective.html#comments">Comments (1)</a> <span class="separator">|</span> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130331085923/http://blogs.mcclatchydc.com/southamerica/2011/06/perus-stock-market-jitters-in-perspective.html#trackback">TrackBack (0)</a>  <script src="/web/20130331085923js_/http://blogs.mcclatchydc.com/southamerica/andes/http%3A%2F%2Fblogs.mcclatchydc.com%2Fsouthamerica%2F2011%2F06%2Fperus-stock-market-jitters-in-perspective.html" type="text/javascript"></script> </p>  </div> </div> <h2 class="date-header">May 28, 2011</h2> <div class="entry" id="entry-6a00d83451c64169e201538ec87166970b"> <h2 class="entry-header"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130331085923/http://blogs.mcclatchydc.com/southamerica/2011/05/duff-beer-flows-in-latam.html">Duff Beer flows in Latam</a></h2> <div class="entry-content"> <div class="entry-body"> <p> <br/> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130331085923/http://blogs.mcclatchydc.com/.a/6a00d83451c64169e2014e88bbf133970d-pi" style="float: left;"><img alt="IMG_4031" class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00d83451c64169e2014e88bbf133970d" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130331085923im_/http://blogs.mcclatchydc.com/.a/6a00d83451c64169e2014e88bbf133970d-320wi" style="margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px;" title="IMG_4031"/></a> BOGOTA -- Homer Simpson would feel at home in Latin America. His favorite beer, Duff, is available in Mexico, Argentina, Colombia and Chile.</p> <p>The lager has the same logo as the brew that Homer guzzles at Moe’s, his local bar in the Fox cartoon series. In South America, the beer’s motto is “Yes it does exist!” But nobody seems to be willing to discuss Springfield’s finest.</p> <p>The makers of Duff in South America say they aren’t allowed to talk to the U.S. media. Duff Mexico — which started the Latin American trend — would not respond to interview requests. And 20th Century Fox, which owns the rights to - Simpsons, said it would not comment on the story and would not say if it has a licensing agreement with any of the Duff producers.</p> <p><a href="The Miami Herald" target="_self" title="BOGOTA -- Homer Simpson would feel at home in Latin America. His favorite beer, Duff, is available in Mexico, Argentina, Colombia and Chile. The lager has the same logo as the brew that Homer guzzles at Moe’s, his local bar in the Fox cartoon series. In South America, the beer’s motto is “Yes it does exist!” But nobody seems to be willing to discuss Springfield’s finest. The makers of Duff in South America say they aren’t allowed to talk to the U.S. media. Duff Mexico — which started the Latin American trend — would not respond to interview requests. And 20th Century Fox, which owns the rights to - Simpsons, said it would not comment on the story and would not say if it has a licensing agreement with any of the Duff producers. Read more: http://www.miamiherald.com/2011/05/28/2240028/doh-homer-simpsons-favorite-brew.html#ixzz1NfVrByCd">Read the full story here</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="entry-footer"> <p class="entry-footer-info"> Posted by Jim Wyss at 01:24 PM in <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130331085923/http://blogs.mcclatchydc.com/southamerica/andes/">Andes</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130331085923/http://blogs.mcclatchydc.com/southamerica/argentina/">Argentina</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130331085923/http://blogs.mcclatchydc.com/southamerica/chile/">Chile</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130331085923/http://blogs.mcclatchydc.com/southamerica/colombia/">Colombia</a> | <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130331085923/http://blogs.mcclatchydc.com/southamerica/2011/05/duff-beer-flows-in-latam.html">Permalink</a> <span class="separator">|</span> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130331085923/http://blogs.mcclatchydc.com/southamerica/2011/05/duff-beer-flows-in-latam.html#comments">Comments (0)</a> <span class="separator">|</span> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130331085923/http://blogs.mcclatchydc.com/southamerica/2011/05/duff-beer-flows-in-latam.html#trackback">TrackBack (0)</a>  <script src="/web/20130331085923js_/http://blogs.mcclatchydc.com/southamerica/andes/http%3A%2F%2Fblogs.mcclatchydc.com%2Fsouthamerica%2F2011%2F05%2Fduff-beer-flows-in-latam.html" type="text/javascript"></script> </p>  </div> </div> <h2 class="date-header">May 08, 2011</h2> <div class="entry" id="entry-6a00d83451c64169e201538e5bd964970b"> <h2 class="entry-header"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130331085923/http://blogs.mcclatchydc.com/southamerica/2011/05/ecuador-referendum-good-for-bulls-bad-for-the-judicial-system.html">Ecuador referendum - good for bulls bad for the judicial system</a></h2> <div class="entry-content"> <div class="entry-body"> <p>Preliminary results are in from Ecuador's controversial referendum on Saturday and - as expected - President Rafael Correa won on all 10 points. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130331085923/http://www.miamiherald.com/2011/05/06/2205163/ecuador-holds-referendum-on-saturday.html" target="_self" title="Miami Herald">You can read about the refrendum here. </a></p> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130331085923/http://blogs.mcclatchydc.com/.a/6a00d83451c64169e201538e5bd221970b-pi" style="float: left;"><img alt="_MG_0833" class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00d83451c64169e201538e5bd221970b" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130331085923im_/http://blogs.mcclatchydc.com/.a/6a00d83451c64169e201538e5bd221970b-320wi" style="margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px;" title="_MG_0833"/></a> The opposition was strongest on the question of a judicial independence, where 43 percent voted against giving the government the power to establish a new technical commission that could name judges over the next 18 months. But Correa prevailed and many worry he'll use the new body to stack the courts.</p> <p>Another issue that was hotly debated was the question that makes it illegal to kill animals for sport. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130331085923/http://www.miamiherald.com/2011/04/01/2145905/ecuadors-president-seeks-ban-on.html " target="_self" title="Miami Herald">That effectively brings Ecuador's 300-year old bullfighting tradition to an end. </a></p> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130331085923/http://media.miamiherald.com/smedia/2011/05/06/14/Copy_of_EcuaBull_-_SD_-_Wyss_413.source.prod_affiliate.56.mp3" target="_self" title="Radio Link">You can listen to a radio piece about it here</a>. </p> <p>In this picture, Efrain "Elvito" Moreno, on the right, prepares to put the traje de luces on bullfighter Diego Rivas. It takes Moreno and six helpers six weeks to make a single suit. They cost about $900 each. When I talked to him a few months ago, he said he didn't know how he'd make a living if bullfights were banned.</p> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130331085923/http://www4.elcomercio.com/Consulta2011/ModalCifrasConsulta.aspx?TB_iframe=true&height=578&width=555&modal=true" target="_self" title="El Comerico">El Comerico has a breakdown of the vote here.</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="entry-footer"> <p class="entry-footer-info"> Posted by Jim Wyss at 10:59 AM in <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130331085923/http://blogs.mcclatchydc.com/southamerica/andes/">Andes</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130331085923/http://blogs.mcclatchydc.com/southamerica/ecuador/">Ecuador</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130331085923/http://blogs.mcclatchydc.com/southamerica/politics/">Politics</a> | <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130331085923/http://blogs.mcclatchydc.com/southamerica/2011/05/ecuador-referendum-good-for-bulls-bad-for-the-judicial-system.html">Permalink</a> <span class="separator">|</span> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130331085923/http://blogs.mcclatchydc.com/southamerica/2011/05/ecuador-referendum-good-for-bulls-bad-for-the-judicial-system.html#comments">Comments (0)</a> <span class="separator">|</span> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130331085923/http://blogs.mcclatchydc.com/southamerica/2011/05/ecuador-referendum-good-for-bulls-bad-for-the-judicial-system.html#trackback">TrackBack (0)</a>  <script src="/web/20130331085923js_/http://blogs.mcclatchydc.com/southamerica/andes/http%3A%2F%2Fblogs.mcclatchydc.com%2Fsouthamerica%2F2011%2F05%2Fecuador-referendum-good-for-bulls-bad-for-the-judicial-system.html" type="text/javascript"></script> </p>  </div> </div> <h2 class="date-header">March 18, 2011</h2> <div class="entry" id="entry-6a00d83451c64169e20147e34f5569970b"> <h2 class="entry-header"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130331085923/http://blogs.mcclatchydc.com/southamerica/2011/03/ecuadors-disabled-vp-studies-humor-but-i-couldnt-pry-a-joke-out-of-him.html">Ecuador's disabled VP studies humor, but I couldn't pry a joke out of him</a></h2> <div class="entry-content"> <div class="entry-body"> <p><br/><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130331085923/http://blogs.mcclatchydc.com/.a/6a00d83451c64169e2014e5ff4971a970c-pi" style="float: left;"><img alt="IMG_3430" class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00d83451c64169e2014e5ff4971a970c" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130331085923im_/http://blogs.mcclatchydc.com/.a/6a00d83451c64169e2014e5ff4971a970c-320wi" style="margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px;" title="IMG_3430"/></a> Ecuador's Vice President Lenin Moreno has been paraplegic for 13 years, ever since he was shot point-blank by car thieves. After the incident, he said he was bedridden with pain and only began to recover after a friend told him a joke. The experience made him realize the power of laughter. He's written five books about laugh therapy.</p> <p>So when I visited him recently in Quito it only seemed natural that I ask him about his favorite joke.</p> <p>But rather than getting a one-liner or a thigh slapper, I got a scholarly discourse on the difference between jokes and humor. He likes Jerry Seinfeld. He's not a fan of dirty jokes, so I couldn't share anything from my repertoire.</p> <p>When he's not dissecting humor he's doing some pretty interesting things for Ecuador's almost 300,000 disabled population. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130331085923/http://www.miamiherald.com/2011/03/15/2117194/in-ecuador-disabled-vice-president.html" target="_self" title="Miami Herald">Check out his story here.</a></p> <p> </p> </div> </div> <div class="entry-footer"> <p class="entry-footer-info"> Posted by Jim Wyss at 04:45 PM in <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130331085923/http://blogs.mcclatchydc.com/southamerica/andes/">Andes</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130331085923/http://blogs.mcclatchydc.com/southamerica/ecuador/">Ecuador</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130331085923/http://blogs.mcclatchydc.com/southamerica/politics/">Politics</a> | <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130331085923/http://blogs.mcclatchydc.com/southamerica/2011/03/ecuadors-disabled-vp-studies-humor-but-i-couldnt-pry-a-joke-out-of-him.html">Permalink</a> <span class="separator">|</span> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130331085923/http://blogs.mcclatchydc.com/southamerica/2011/03/ecuadors-disabled-vp-studies-humor-but-i-couldnt-pry-a-joke-out-of-him.html#comments">Comments (0)</a> <span class="separator">|</span> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130331085923/http://blogs.mcclatchydc.com/southamerica/2011/03/ecuadors-disabled-vp-studies-humor-but-i-couldnt-pry-a-joke-out-of-him.html#trackback">TrackBack (0)</a>  <script src="/web/20130331085923js_/http://blogs.mcclatchydc.com/southamerica/andes/http%3A%2F%2Fblogs.mcclatchydc.com%2Fsouthamerica%2F2011%2F03%2Fecuadors-disabled-vp-studies-humor-but-i-couldnt-pry-a-joke-out-of-him.html" type="text/javascript"></script> </p>  </div> </div> <div class="pager-bottom pager-entries pager content-nav"> <div class="pager-inner"> <span class="pager-right"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130331085923/http://blogs.mcclatchydc.com/southamerica/andes/page/2/"><span class="pager-label">Next</span> <span class="chevron">»</span></a> </span> </div> </div>  </div> <div id="col_2">  <div class="box_1"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130331085923/http://blogs.mcclatchydc.com/southamerica/rss.xml"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130331085923im_/http://blogs.mcclatchydc.com/icon_rss.gif" border="0" width="22px"/></a> <h3>ABOUT THIS BLOG</h3> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130331085923im_/http://blogs.mcclatchydc.com/wyss-100.jpg" alt="jim wyss" align="right" width="100" height="120" hspace="10" vspace="10" border="0"> <p>Inside South America is written by Jim Wyss, the South America bureau chief for the Miami Herald and McClatchy Newspapers.</p> <p>Feel free to send a <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130331085923/mailto:jwyss@miamiherald.com">story suggestion</a>. 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