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Ecuador
President Rafael Correa received a boost in late January, when members of a disbanded left-wing guerilla group handed him the sword of martyred reformer Eloy Alfaro on the centenary...
2012-02-03Peru
Following President Ollanta Humala's election in 2011 we argued that following an initial honeymoon period, the problems of trying to please his diverse support base would become increasingly...
2012-02-03Venezuela
President Hugo Chávez appears to be gearing up for a crackdown on insecurity in the country in the run up to October's general election, following the announcement of several judicial...
2012-02-03Colombia
Gustavo Petro, a former leftist guerrilla who is now a prominent socialist politician, was sworn in as mayor of Bogotá on January 1. The post is considered to be the country's second...
2012-01-06Bolivia
Bolivian President Evo Morales met with his Peruvian counterpart Ollanta Humala in December 2011 to strengthen ties between the two countries. Humala expressed support for Morales's...
2012-01-06Ecuador
At the Mercosur summit in Monte Video in December 2011, President Rafael Correa formally presented a request for membership to the customs union. He emphasized that if Ecuador were...
2012-01-06Peru
The resuming of protests on January 2 opposing the US$4.8bn Conga project in Cajamarca by environmental activists indicate that the social conflict with the mining sector has not yet...
2012-01-05Ecuador
Ecuador's gamble to suspend oil drilling in the Yasuní National Park in the hope of obtaining environmental funding from the international community appears to be paying off. The issue...
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