Gaceta founder swayed Cuba history Tbo.com TAMPA — In early January 1959, 55 years ago this month, Fidel Castro's army had just driven President Fulgencio Batista from power and many Tampa Cubans traveled to the island to join in the celebration and get a firsthand look at the new nation. |
Venezuela Travel Warning EIN News (press release) The Department of State has issued this Travel Warning to inform U.S. citizens about the security situation in Venezuela.Tens of thousands of U.S. citizens safely visit Venezuela each year for study, tourism, business, and volunteer work. However ... |
Cuba Cruise embarks from Havana for premiere voyage Breaking Travel News Throughout the season, guests will visit six ports of call, relax on world-renowned beaches, enjoy the country's UNESCO World Heritage sites and wander colonial towns where time stands still. “Leaving the port for the first time was a magical ... |
Why 2014 Will Be the Year of the “Acqui-entry” in Latin America The Next Web 2011 was TechoLatino's year of the “Accelerator/Incubator”, with local early-stage accelerators like NXTP and 21212 coming into their own, 500 Startups setting up shop in Brazil and Startup Chile scaling the concept of “venture tourism” by offering $50 ... |
US official: Cuba migration talks productive Sacramento Bee HAVANA -- A senior U.S. State Department official said Friday that migration talks with the Cuban government this week have been productive and yielded "some positive outcomes," but did not give concrete details of any agreements or breakthroughs. |
 NCR-Iran.org (press release) | Iran maintains terrorist cells in Latin America NCR-Iran.org (press release) BUENOS AIRES, Argentina – Since the 1980s, Iran has been introducing intelligence cells into Latin America to recruit agents for terrorist attacks, according to security analysts and officials from the Argentine justice system. This shadow army helped ... |
Alaska tourism courting Indian, S. American travellers Anchorage Daily News In October, a tourism sales team visited São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro in Brazil and Buenos Aires in Argentina. Future itineraries will likely extend to Santiago, Chile, and organizers also see growth potential in Central America, specifically Mexico ... |
 The Guardian | Cuba: Paintballing, gay bars, cashpoints … the country looks forward to an ... The Guardian The present optimism, fostered by a tourism boom, is more sober and measured than anything I had experienced in half a century of visiting Cuba since the end of the 1962 missile crisis, but no less strong. Cubans are facing in 2014 the end of the rule ... |
Why 2014 Will Be the Year of the “Acqui-entry” in Latin America The Next Web The Latin America venture space seems to have also followed a twelve-year cycle. 2014 is the year of the horse in the Chinese Zodiac, which seems appropriate since beginning with the current twelve-year cycle in 2009, the TechoLatino (Latin America's ... |
Latin America Energy Advisory OilPrice.com We will be closely following developments in Mexico's energy industry, post-reform, with our partners at Southern Pulse. Energy reforms have opened up oil sector development to outsiders by removing restrictions on foreign investment that had been in ... |
The Ten Most Popular Android Apps in Cuba Huffington Post Not only does the Android app show up in many places in Cuba, the Google operating system has also grown in popularity over the last year. The creature based on Linux lives in a good share of the smartphones entering the country, legally or illegally. |
 The Argentina Independent | Latin America News Roundup: 10th January 2014 The Argentina Independent Venezuela: President Nicolás Maduro announced yesterday that his entire cabinet handed in their resignation in order to allow for a reshuffle. Seven changes have already been confirmed in the ministries of University Education, Industry, Education ... Venezuela's Maduro appoints new ministers |
 The Guardian | Cuba: memories of Havana's dark days fade as capital of revolution embraces ... The Guardian The present optimism, fostered by a tourism boom, is more sober and measured than anything I had experienced in half a century of visiting Cuba since the end of the 1962 missile crisis, but no less strong. ... Last Wednesday, for instance, Granma ... |
Airlines operating in Venezuela have 3.3bn dollars trapped by currency controls MercoPress But Madrid-based Air Europa said Jan. 8 it suspended ticket sales from Venezuela as its cash in the country totaled 100 million dollars. “We are looking for formulas to resolve these issues,” Tourism Minister Andres Izarra told reporters in Caracas today. Trapped Airline Cash in Venezuela Surges 27% to $3.3 Billion |
