A dispute over a piece of land in the San Juan River delta has ramped up tensions between Costa Rica and Nicaragua. AS/COA Online takes a look at the roots of the Central American row.
Central American leaders gathered in San Salvador July 20 to coordinate strategies for stemming the rising tide of violence caused by organized crime, particularly in the “northern triangle” of Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras.
Nicaraguan legislators reentered the National Assembly after government supporters blocked the entrance. They protested opposition lawmakers' attempts to overturn a decree that would enable President Daniel Ortega's reelection.
Leaders from the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of the Americas met October 16 and 17 in Cochabamba, where they charted a course for implementing a virtual currency that could replace the dollar in commercial transactions. ALBA also imposed a blockade on Honduras.
While some journalists reporting in Latin America face threats to personal security, others deal with official intimidation in what some warn could roll back hard-won press freedoms. But governments and journalists have also taken steps to ensure greater access to information.
Latin American countries that have relationships with Iran should think twice before any continued engagement.